Therapy

Annie

Hi all,
I have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the neck and lower back for which I take citrolopram and lyrica and see a councillor.
I knit as a hobby but have heard of it being used to manage pain, depression and anxiety related to osteoarthritis, I was just wondering if anyone else uses knitting as "therapy" :sun:

frogmorton

Hi Annie

Lots of us use handicrafts like knitting to distract ourselves from pain. Some make jewellery for instance some read.

I hope it helps you?

Love

Toni xxx

stickywicket

Annie, virtually ANYTHING at all which absorbs our interest and stops us thinking about the pain etc is very good for us. It can be different things for different people. One or two people on here knit.
Go for it

Annie

frogmorton wrote:

Hi Annie

Lots of us use handicrafts like knitting to distract ourselves from pain. Some make jewellery for instance some read.

I hope it helps you?

Love

Toni xxx

Yes it helps a lot, thank you

Annie

stickywicket wrote:

Annie, virtually ANYTHING at all which absorbs our interest and stops us thinking about the pain etc is very good for us. It can be different things for different people. One or two people on here knit.
Go for it

Thank you