Arthritis is a painful condition that may stop you from doing the things that you love. The pain of this condition can affect almost any and every joint of the body. It most often affects the hands, knees, hips, neck and also the lower back. The condition gets worse over time and no cure is known. There are, however, treatments that can bring pain relief and help the patient become active once again.

Researchers have not been able to pin down the actual cause of osteoarthritis, however the condition may have several contributing factors. Those factors can include aging, heredity, injury, weak muscles and being overweight.

The condition usually does not begin to be apparent until after age forty. It is more likely to develop in women than in men. Sports injuries are often one of the risk factors for developing osteoarthritis. In addition, a job that puts more stress on the joints is also a factor in developing the disease.

Often osteoarthritis becomes worse with age. The pain can become so severe that a person is no longer able to work or enjoy their favorite hobbies. The condition may develop to the point that a doctor encourages the person to have joint replacement surgery.

Several medications do help with the disease. Some of these are available over the counter and include acetaminophen that helps with pain, NASIDs that help with both pain relief and to relieve swelling. Ibuprofen is a NASID.

If over the counter medications are not treating the pain effectively, your doctor may prescribe Tramadol, or stronger pain killers such as Darvon or codeine. Finally he may prescribe cortisone shots.

One natural remedy is the use of glucosamine. This compound occurs naturally in the exoskeletons of insects and is used by the human body in joint repair. If you need a good source of glucosamine, Kirkland glucosamine is an affordable yet very good product used by many people.

Once you find relief for the pain caused by arthritis, you will begin to feel better. You may feel so much better that you decide to pick up an old hobby that has been laid aside due to your pain from arthritis.

It may be time to dust off the old dreadnought acoustic guitar and play a few tunes or get together with the old garage band again. Fingers that had lost their flexibility may once again be nimble enough to play like a young rock star.

If you have given up video games because of osteoarthritis, then when you find the correct treatment you had better dig out the ps2 transformers because you are soon going to be king of the video game.

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