Simple Home Remedies for Arthritis Pain

The struggle to deal with the constant pain and restricted activities as a result of arthritis can sometimes become overwhelming. Sufferers fight a steady battle in an effort to conduct normal daily activities often under extremely painful conditions. Although the results of arthritis can sometimes result in nearly total immobilization of many parts of the body, several home treatments are available for those suffering a more mild degree of impairment.

Arthritis Pain Home Remedies

One of the most basic practices to slow the advance of arthritic debilitation is simple exercise. Mild exercise that encourages full extension of the muscles and joints may slow the effects of the condition. This can be painful therapy and must not be over extended. Care must be taken that you don't cause more damage and aggravation to these joints. Basic routine movement and comfortable extension of the muscles and joints will maintain maximum practical flexibility. Over aggressive efforts may in fact be counter productive, causing increased irritation and further damage.

A more pleasant and relatively effective home remedy for arthritis pain is water therapy treatments. This entails immersion of affected regions into warm water for about an hour. Best results can be achieved by utilizing a specially designed water tank which is sometimes called sensory deprivation tank. The water temperature is maintained at 93.5 degrees Fahrenheit which is the normal body temperature of a healthy human.

Another form of water therapy can be practiced in a pool. In this treatment a series of body movements are exercised that help keep the body flexible without causing any further damage to joints and their cartilages. This can be an effective method to combat arthritis pain.

An old traditional home remedy for arthritis pain requires the use eucalyptus oil. A small quantity of eucalyptus oil is warmed before applying it in a very thin layer over the painful joint. You would then cover the joint with a plastic wrap. Follow up by applying continuous heat to the joint with the help of steaming towels. This can be a relaxing pain relief routine that can prove beneficial at bedtime for maximum reduction of the arthritis pain.

Wear a copper bracelet to reduce arthritis pain has become a common practice. Many opinions exist explaining how wearing a copper bracelet really reduces the pain, but people worldwide proclaim that the practice is very effective and gives them relief from previously experienced pain. Some research suggests that an existing deficiency of copper in the body could be one of the causes that leads to this disease. The professional medical community in general does not subscribe to many of these home spun cures and explanations.

This is not an unexpected reaction. Each person should practice whatever treatment he believes in and feels comfortable. If it appears to work for you, it really does not matter what scientific research says. It is still valid to state that science will never have the answers to everything. Maybe further research will validate the use of copper bracelets and such but if it works for you now, that validation is unimportant.

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Insomnia: A Simple Method to Beat Insomnia, When You're Noisy Mind is Talking Too Much

As we all know, tossing and turning in bed trying to get to sleep is frustrating-- and a waste of time and energy--especially when our noisy mind insists on talking to us about the day's troubles.

Here's a simple method that can beat insomnia in just minutes, especially if you're having a hard time getting to sleep due to anxiety, stress or other temporary factors. It's a "tricked out" 21st century variation on the "count the sheep" routine that really works.

Simply close your eyes and describe quietly, to yourself, what you see, hear, feel, taste, touch and smell in your "Mind's Eye" as you lie in bed. Use the present tense, as in "I see a large maroon ball, bouncing slowly to the right of my Mind's Eye, and there is complete and utter silence. The ball is very, very smooth--like glass and....." you get the idea. Do this for several minutes, focusing your attention on describing the sights and sounds in your Mind's Eye, and you may just find yourself feeling more and more relaxed and fall asleep.

Be sure to focus on describing ONLY what is "sensory based"--that is, don't look for any meaning in what's in your Mind's Eye, but simply quietly describe only what you see and hear there.

You may also want to try these variations :

* When you are tired and about to fall asleep, notice what is going on in your mind's eye immediately before you are about to fall asleep. I've noticed that, for me, I often see a ball like object coming quickly from the left center of my field of vision, dropping into a slot on my left-- and then moving slowly, reducing speed, to the right of my vision. When I recreate this in my Mind's Eye, I get to sleep far, far more easily. It doesn't make sense, but it does beat insomnia.

* Another variation is to describe quietly to yourself what it would be like to be the world's soundest sleeper--an expert at falling asleep quickly and sleeping soundly. What would such an expert see, how would they feel, what would they hear, how would they position their body. as they easily and quickly fall fast asleep? Describe all this and you may find yourself becoming an expert in getting to sleep quickly yourself.

It may work for you--try it!

George runs a blog on insomnia relief and effective, powerful sleep at: http://insomnia-reliefnow.blogspot.com/

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