Product Description

Improve your health, ease pain, and live life to the full Expert advice based on up-to-the-minute research, from specialists in Arthritis care. An authoritative, yet easy-to-understand guide to every type of arthritis, from juvenile to rheumatoid & osteoarthritis, as well as associated conditions such as lupus & osteoporosis. Find the answers to all your questions on exercise, medication, surgery, pain relief, complementary therapies, nutrition & more. Includes: A chapter on What is Arthritis? looking at the causes, symptoms, different types, diagnosis, long-term prognosis & who is most likely to be affected Simple exercise routines to keep you mobile & diet plans for a healthy lifestyle Treatment options for both allopathic drug & surgical treatment (with pros & cons for each), plus complementary therapies & exercise-based therapies known to help, supplements & herbal medicines Includes advice on assessing health-care services

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #414401 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

About the Author
Arthritis Care is the UK’s largest voluntary organisation working with and for people with arthritis, working closely with health professionals and other arthritis organisations in the UK and internationally.

Customer Reviews

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I found this book in my local library, and was so impressed that I ordered my own copy on Amazon.

As someone who has been diagnosed with arthritis relatively early in life, I had been feeling quite down, and was finding it difficult to cope with the pain and the whole idea of arthritis.

This book has shown me that I can take charge of my life - it is absolutely packed with ideas for managing the arthritis, and for looking at the condition in a different way.

I'm now doing much more exercise than before, and feeling very much better, and more positive about my arthritis.