Connective tissue disorder and Arthritis

TJDevon
TJDevon Member Posts: 2
edited 28. Nov 2023, 14:08 in Living with arthritis

Morning, very new to this site, both my husband and myself have osteoarthritis in our fingers, but suspect other areas have it also. Not having much luck with the doctors, we have both been told the joint pain is just from living a active, working life, now we are both about 50. It's just wear and tear!! Oh and having two children hasn't helped me apparently!!

We were both told to get physio to strengthen the muscles either side of our joints, but exercises aggravate our joints, especially our knees, hips and back, and we can be in even more pain for weeks. Both my children have loose joints that are sometimes painful, my youngest, who also has Scoliosis, is being investigated 'slowly' for connective tissue disorder, like EDS. I've always been extremely flexible and as a child, my knees would shift (pop out slightly) if I sat cross legged on the floor, now my knees are painful, day and night, but definitely get worst in the evening. Really need to try the doctor again but have been ignored twice in the past five years, do I bother?? What can we be doing at home to help? That saying, "If you want something done, do it yourself, " feeling very true at the moment. Xx

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