This is my first post and any help would be much appreciated. I have recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine. I’m having great difficulty sleeping, have tried pillow under knees when lying on my back but nothing is helping. Any tips please?
I was diagnosed with PsA 18 months ago. Symptoms became obvious about a year before that, sore hip, swollen fingers, flare of psoriasis, nail changes, pain in my knee and heels plus lower back pain. GP went through many NSAIDS but they didn't touch it. Sulfasalazine gave me nausea and awful headaches and didn't really…
Hello, been a while since I looked over the Arthritis forms. I’ve recently had a really bad flare in my foot, which of course worked it’s way up and around my body. And after 2weeks ish of arguing with docs I got an injection to calm things down with the inflammation. But the anti tnfs have been working otherwise quite…
Hi I'm looking for advice as to what works for people with oa of the hips as I'm having a lot of trouble sleeping at night it effects the outside of my hips .
Hi everyone, I'm on my sixth week of taking methotrexate for psoriatic arthritis (newly diagnosed) and I'm yet to see any improvement in levels of pain/stiffness and my inflammation levels in the blood tests are still high.😩 How long did it take for anyone else to see any improvement? Did you take painkillers whilst you…
sorry to deliver this news but I had ARTHROSAMID last December 2023 in one knee after a year of steroid injections. It was recommended to me to give it a try- I was aware there was not much data. I paid about £2000 privately at a reputable sports injury clinic. The steroid that was applied at the time was the only relief I…
Hi all, I have arthritis in my hands, which has recently got worse. I am in pain and have difficulty with swollen joints. I am doing the exercises from the Versus Arthritis Youtube channel but wondered what tools other people could recommend. I have seen putty and balls mentioned. Many thanks.
Hi everyone, I'm new here. I have just been diagnosed with Osteoarthritis of the lower spine. I am still coming to terms with this. I am getting on with things the best I can. I joined for a bit of friendly support.
I have arthritis in just about all my joints, hip knee and foot being the worst, the pain is bad, especially in my hip along with the nerve pain, which includes heat burning itching, shocks as well, anyone else suffering from this, been on Pregabalin for a while, all other painkillers don’t work, and the ones the now are…
I am a 64 with osteoarthritis in both knees. Bone on bone. I have no practical medical help with pain control or anything. I just bumble along. The GPs tell me to loose weight which I know I have to. They give me some physio exercises that I can’t do due to pain. The pain is a separate discussion. I am now house bound and…
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