Off the shelf remedies

Dpug1953

Hi all I have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my big toe and "wear and tearing my left hip and have painful knees I use knee cap support straps and I'm using hemp cream which does work some of the time also I have pain's in the muscles in the front of my upper legs and in the front of my shin muscles.

Ellen

Hi @Dpug1953 Welcome to the online community. I see you are currently using or interested in 'off the shelf remedies' for your Osteoarthritis in your big toe, your left hip and painful knees.

I wonder whether this article might interest you:

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/complementary-and-alternative-treatments/

Some of our members have found improvements in their pain by changing their footwear:

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/56691/podiatrist-shoe-recommendations

I have just mentioned to another new member other methods for pain relief which some of our members use such as warm wheatpacks (the kind you microwave) or even icepacks wrapped in tea-towels.

Please do have a look around the forum and join in wherever you feel you wish.

Best wishes

Ellen.