[gaza]

Also if you have arthritis are there any tips about how you manage the difficult tasks? i.e. products or methods?

[proud walker]

well, there are different aids for different tasks, such as a helping hand, which is a stick with a grip on the end for picking things up in hard to reach places, others for pouring hot water from the kettle etc etc.

[Amaretta]

It kind of depends on where your arthritis is. There are ergonomic brooms for sweeping, special grips to help open jars, a special device for putting on socks, etc. There are shower seats to help with bathing, grab bars to assist getting off the toilet and out of the bathtub, long-handled shoehorns, sponges on a stick for washing feet, etc. There are many sites online that sell this kind of stuff. Do a web search for"arthritis aids."

[lizzie.]

yes, it can be more painful in cold, damp,wet weather , and this time of year sparks it off .go and see your gp and ask for some pain killers, for it.hope you feel better soon.also, what type do you, haveosteoarthritus , or rheumatoid, have you had a blood test to find outif, not go to gp and ask for b/test to be done.

i have learned to turn pages differently so that i don't have to bend my fingers when they are very stiffi am a belly dancer and flamenco dancer so my dancing requires a lot of"wrist twirling"and that makes my wrists crack a lot and hurtto help: i can't take medications because of conflicting diseases but when i wake up i stand up and let my body hang down as if i were touching my toes but not actually stretching or trying to do anythingsome days i cant do this because my back muscles KILL but when they arent hurting i just lean over and it loosens everything up and just gets some of my muscles'"itches"