It's all up to you

jaws

Hi i have polyarthralgia ( osteoarthritis of multiple joints) im 55 and been suffering for past 7-8 yrs. What i have found is that medical intervention is a non starter, i am classed as too young for any surgery, been on many painkillers with either little or no effect and now have stomach condition due to anti inflammatory meds. I find physio has helped with stiffness, but not pain. But what really helps my mood is dancing ! I put on favourite music, in kitchen and gyrate away ! It really gives me a happy boost for the day ! Positive thoughts are the key rather than going down the rabbit hole of depression ! Hope this helps someone 😁

noddingtonpete

Hello @jaws and welcome to the Online Community forum. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that will be your experience as well.

Good to hear that you have found something that helps you. Depending on where you live there are a couple of free programmes which might help, I've put the link in below.

https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/about-us/our-impact/healthy-life/joint-pain-programme

and

https://escape-pain.org/

in the meantime - keep on dancing.

Best wishes

Peter

frogmorton

Love it @jaws

GREAT attitude. We all need to find that one thing which does it for us.

I hope you'll decide to hang about😊

Toni x