Remedy For Arthritis Pain

There are two types of pain related to arthritis. There is chronic pain that is pain that lasts for weeks, months and sometimes years and there is acute pain that can last a few seconds to a day or so. The doctor can prescribe medications for your arthritis but first he will want to determine the level of pain you are in. Some doctors use the scale of 1 thru 10 to determine the level of pain you are in and then he may ask you to describe the pain. With arthritis you may end up with words like aching, burning, stinging and throbbing.

He may ask you to keep a pain dairy so you can keep track when the pain starts and when it ends and what you did In order to stop the pain. For acute pain occurs they are short term ways to pain relief. Most people when they experience joint pain is to either heat with a heating pad or they cool if off with an Ice pack. Depending on the severity of the swelling or pain and the cause such as an injury. If you use heat you have to use moist heat from a bath or shower or dry hear from a heating pad. Use the 15 minute rule, 15 minutes on the joint and 15 off.

Do not place ice directly onto the skin. Wrap an ice pack in a towel and place on the sore spot for 15 minutes. Ice helps to reduce swelling and it can be a pain reliever. Massage is a great way to relieve the pain but make sure you go to a licensed massage therapist. Anyone inexperienced could make the pain worse. Long term pain treatments can include medications, injections and even weight loss if the patient is over weight can reduce the swelling .