Newly diagnosed

SammyC

Hi,

I've just been diagnosed last few days, following pain on and off for about 5 years, but recently more persistant. Doctor recommended versus arthritis. I have a manual job which I'm sure aggravates the pain but can't sit for long periods either, so can't win either way as I have to work 😞. Interested to know what pain relief or exercises work best for arthritic hip pain and associated sciatica. Feel miserable , pained and grumpy most of the time. Thanks for reading .

HelenS

Hi @SammyC

Welcome to the Versus Arthritis forum and thank you for sharing with us all. I hope that you will find this a safe and secure place to continue posting.

You have a recent diagnosis, and are looking for information on managing your pain perhaps some exercises that can help with your arthritis, and have been recommended to visit Versus Arthritis by your GP.

I'm sure there are other members who can offer advice on our forum pages, our Living with Arthritis Forum is a good place to start.

However I have included some links to information on our website that hopefully you may find useful

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/exercising-with-arthritis/exercises-for-healthy-joints/

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

Please keep in touch, by letting us know how you get on

Best wishes Helen