How to prevent severe joint pain attack?

Issues about attacks of arthritis during weather changes are common. There hasn’t been a good research that would tell that weather affects or damage joints. There are also one arthritis specialist conducted a study in which he created a climate chamber and resulted that high humidity combined with low pressure were associated with increase joint pain. But, the strength of the study is criticized by many because of limited numbers of participants.

There are cases wherein patients don’t experience pain with weather changes and there are some who experience severe pain. There are also cases wherein they can predict if it will rain based on their symptoms.

Here are some measures to manage the pain during attacks:

• Try heat and cold therapy. Cold compress numb the sore area and reduce inflammation and swelling especially if caused by flare. Heat packs relax your muscles and stimulates blood circulation.

• Consider massage. Massage can bring warmth and relaxation to the painful area.

Tips for Massage:

1. When doing massage, stop if you feel any pain.

2. Don't massage the joints when there is severe swelling and pain.

3. When giving yourself a massage, you can use lotion

4. If you use menthol gel for massage, always remove it before putting heat treatments to prevent burns.

5. If you have massage therapists, make sure he has experience working with people who have arthritis.

• Practice relaxation. Relaxation can provide you a sense of control and well-being that makes it easier to manage pain and stiffness.

• Consider surgery. When other treatment methods are not effective, or when you have problems in moving and using your joints, surgery may be necessary.

• Learn about other treatments.

1. Biofeedback. It uses sensitive electrical equipment to help you be more aware of your body's reaction to stress and pain.

2. TENS (Trans-cutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation). Involves a device that directs electric pulses to nerves in the painful area.

3. Acupuncture. It uses needles to stimulate nerves to block the pain signal

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