Rheumatoid Arthritis

Spiritual69

Hello I’m Deb she 52 recently diagnosed with this. My hands and wrists hurt a lot and fingers starting to go crooked. My Nana had it and my mother has it but with no pain. I do exercises and wear splints, magnetic bracelet and squeeze a rubber ball also have a stretch item which is in the shape of a rubber figure where you can insert your finger tips to stretch the fingers and thumb. Anyone else have any other suggestions on how to ease pain? I only take ibuprofen (Flarin) if the pain gets worse. I have good days and bad days. I also find knitting and crafting help keep my hands moving. Any discussion/suggestions welcome ☺️

chrisb

Hi @Spiritual69

Welcome to the Versus Arthritis forum. 

You’ve recently been diagnosed with RA causing you discomfort in your hands and wrists, you use splints and have developed a series of exercises. You’d like input from others as what else you could do to ease the pain.  

Well you’ve come to the right place for some advice and I’m sure that other forum members will be able to offer you advice based upon their ow experiences. 

In addition to input from the community you may find these links to our website useful:

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/exercising-with-arthritis/exercises-for-healthy-joints/exercises-for-the-fingers-hands-and-wrists/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/managing-symptoms/managing-your-pain/

I hope that you receive some valuable feedback.

Best Wishes

ChrisB (Moderator)