How do you cope with the pain.

Metermaid1957
Metermaid1957 Member Posts: 3
in Living with arthritis
Just need to ask if there anything I can to ease my pain in my right hand. Tablets just take the edge off the pain

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  • Sharon_K
    Sharon_K Member Posts: 460

    Hello @Metermaid1957

    welcome to the forums, lovely to have you here. Pain is a complex thing and as you have discovered tablets along don't get rid of the pain completly. We have a good section on the website that talks about hand pain here.

    https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/hand-and-wrist-pain/

    Some people find either hear or cold helps to ease the pain and some have found wearing splints or compression gloves useful, there is a discussion here you might find useful

    https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/51337/compression-gloves

    I am sure our members will have ideas to share with you. Let us know how you get on

    Best Wishes

    Sharon

  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,479

    Cognitive therapy, light exercise, heat bags (wheat), being gentle on myself, treating myself, doing fun things, not doing jobs I don’t want to do, only doing things I want to do, grandchildren, S£x, Lots of hobbies and interests the list goes on and on!

    I haven’t taken painkillers constantly for at least five years now and can’t remember when I took them occasionally last. They don’t work in any case.

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