Arthritis - Things That Work
By Joseph
On of the most troubling and frustrating things to see in any aspect of life, let alone a limb or joint, is deterioration of something that is good and beautiful that has transformed into something that is ugly and useless. That in a nutshell is what and joint inflammation does to you, it slowly deteriorates everything in its path, making it deformed, ugly, painful and virtually useless.

There are many different types of arthritis, close to 100, of different types and variations of this disease. The most common type of is osteoarthritis which tends to come on more with ageing and that's where the cartilage, the smooth cartilage at the end of the bone that's meant to be there as a shock absorber starts to break down and then the bone underneath breaks down - that's when the real pain and suffering starts.

Although there are many ways to fight this progression, we will just concentrate on some things that make most dramatic and quick results. Mind you, there are no "magic bullets" or "quick-fixes" - everything presented here are just common sense, good practice advice and treatment that can substantially slow down arthritic progression to what we hope would be a pace much slower than without doing these treatments. So, here we go (not in any specific order).

Exercise:
As often as we hear it, we never take it seriously, but yet another benefit of regular exercise is a dramatic slowing down, and in rare cases even reversal of arthritic deterioration. Almost any exercise will be beneficial, but when it comes to arthritis, Tai Chi is the one most studied and it does have some unique properties in terms of balance and proper perception, sort of the joint knowing what position it's meant to be in and toning the muscles around the joint. Certainly, aerobic exercise, jumping up and down and sometimes the heavy impact is good also although if someone is very overweight and they are doing heavy impact exercise, that might actually be harmful. But by and large you must find exercise programs that anyone can do, even if they have a painful joint. One of the most important advise when it comes to exercise is regularity, stick with it!

Omega 3 supplementation:
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