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How to Treat Joint Pain

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By Judy Cutler
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I am a Licensed Massage Therapist with 20 years experience in joint pain therapy. There are simple things you can do to feel much better and improve your overall health and well being.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • A massage appointment
  • a floor mat, rug or old blanket
  • oil
  • walking shoes
  • mineral supplements
  1. Step 1
    Therapeutic Massage Treatment on a Table
    Therapeutic Massage Treatment on a Table

    Joint pain can be greatly reduced by exercise, walking, stretching, massage and mineral supplements. Exercise increases circulation but if you don't stretch afterwards your joints can hurt. There is a stretching diagram below. Mineral supplements help if the problem is caused by arthritis. Do your mineral shopping at Trace Minerals and purchase Arth-X Plus, Salt Lake, UT (801) 731-6051. There site is www.traceminerals.com. I believe they are the best on the market. Therapeutic Massage if you can afford it is excellent for healing joint pain. It is not a cure but will give relief for a period of time from days to months.

  2. Step 2
    Stretching diagram
    Stretching diagram

    Stretching is very important to keep limbs and joints pain free. Put a blanket on the floor, or a floor mat or lay on a carpet. Do not stretch on a hard wooden surface.

  3. Step 3
    Stretch for 10 minutes a day, either upon waking, before bed or after exercise or all 3.
    Stretch for 10 minutes a day, either upon waking, before bed or after exercise or all 3.

    Stretch all parts of your body for at least 10 minutes a day. Exercise and eat nutritious foods and you should get relief. Drink a lot of pure, filtered water.

  4. Step 4
    Self massage
    Self massage

    You can rub your own joints with cooking oil (or an herbal oil) and stimulate circulation with will aid recovery.

Tips & Warnings
  • Drink a lot of water to clear toxins from your system that can cause problems.
  • Avoid diet drinks as the additives can be detrimental.
  • Always see your health professional for any medical problems.

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