[The Divine Miss M]

It kinda sucks.<br><br>
Meh.

 

[wherestheportojohn]

I do.<br>
And yes, it sux.

 

[fox-runr]

Thinking that my big toe pain is arthritis. See the doctor on Thursday to rule out bone spurs, my massage therapist says she feels something "yucky". Celebrex helped alot yesterday, I ran, and my toe didn't throb last night.

 

[drgenie]

Anyone using any good natural remedies....or anything that really works, for arthritis? My SO, an ex-basketball player, has it in his knees pretty bad and I know he isn't taking any of the Vioxx/Celebrex crap.....but is there anything you've found that actually works besides that?

 

[AgentZero]

What type of arthritis are we talking about? Since being diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis I have learned that there are over 100 different types of arthritis with various treatments.<br><br>
I tried natural remedies, accupuncture, diet and nothing worked excepted medication. After almost a year, I am finally getting back to running.<br><br>
A friend with osteoarthritis in the knees used glucosamine and chondroitin for several years with great success. However, he had ultimately needed a knee transplant.

 

[The Divine Miss M]

For me, it's osteo. Lifting heavy weights that press through the spine helps more than anything, but I'm thinking about going back to glucosamine and chondroitin. I wasn't sure it was helping, but I'm definitely worse since going off it. Of course, I was training 65 miles a week at peak for New York at around the same time, so that might have had an impact as well.

 

[JackDuggan]

I need to chat you up on this topic once I finish scaring myself with google searches.<br><br>
got diagnosed with arthritis of the spine today.<br><br>
I got spurs on my spine and compressed disks to boot.

 

[The Divine Miss M]

Oy vey. <img alt="sad.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/sad.gif"> You know where to find me.

 

[Arrojo]

Glucosamine and chondroitin. I take these in the winter months for my knees. Works well and all the pain goes away. Try it!

 

[The Divine Miss M]

Did that for a while and it didn't seem to help, so I stopped. My arthritis is definitely worse since quitting, so I'm thinking it's time to try it again. <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">

 

[sierra]

I have arthritis in my back and one elbow. It sucks! But I can now predict weather changes! <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif">

 

[The Divine Miss M]

Hey, yeah! Me too! <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif">

 

[bootsie]

I was diagnosed with arthritis of the spine approx 2 years ago. Thankfully, it does not cause me many problems right now. Though, I realize it will get worse as I age.

 

[Cappy]

I have bursitis in my left hip. I was taking Vioxx for a couple months, and it seemed to do the trick. I also took them if I was doing long runs of ten miles or more.<br><br>
Finally, I went to the orthopaedic doctor, and he gave me a cortisone shot, and it did the trick

 

[APRR Chuck]

osteo in my left knee and left elbow and in my neck. i need to get back on Glucosamine Chondroitin as well. Jenna said something to me about Flax seed oil working too.