| Many forms of arthritis can contribute to back pain | | | | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroid |
| including rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis | | | | injections and even dietary therapies. Chiropractics |
| and osteoarthritis. Arthritis pain is a hard ailment to | | | | and acupuncture are some other very helpful |
| treat and some types of arthritis, including those that | | | | treatments. Pain management techniques for arthritis |
| cause back pain, continue to get worse as we age. | | | | can be used alone, but most likely will be used in |
| Other Symptoms | | | | multiples. Some treatments will stop working in time |
| Back pain is one of the most common and difficult to | | | | and new methods will have to be found to control |
| treat ailments. And many times back pain is directly | | | | pain effectively. |
| related to arthritis. The pain can slowly become more | | | | Support |
| and more noticeable with time and be worse in the | | | | Arthritic back pain can be debilitating and can lead to |
| evening or when trying to relax. Morning stiffness and | | | | emotional stress and psychological support may |
| pain in other parts of the body are other symptoms. | | | | become necessary. A professional therapist should be |
| Of course back pain can be related to diseases other | | | | consulted if serious problems arise. |
| than arthritis, so a trip to your doctor is definitely | | | | It may even become necessary to change your |
| warranted. | | | | profession depending on the type of work that you |
| Treatments | | | | do and the seriousness of your disease. Back pain, |
| The treatments for arthritis pain whether in your | | | | whether arthritis related or not, is the number one |
| back, shoulders, neck, knees or hands is basically the | | | | cause of disability today. Depend on friends and |
| same. Heat therapies have always been exceedingly | | | | family members for support and reassurance. Having |
| popular, now more than ever. New continuous low | | | | loving people around you can make all the difference |
| level heat therapy has been found to be very | | | | when facing these life-changing decisions. |
| effective in reducing pain and increasing flexibility. | | | | If you experience any recurring pain in your back or |
| These heat sources consist of the over-the-counter | | | | other joints or muscles make an appointment to see |
| large bandage type patches containing chemicals that | | | | your doctor. Back pain is a symptom not a disease |
| offer up to eight hours of 104 degrees of continuous | | | | and the root of the pain must be discovered before |
| heat. | | | | any effective treatment method can be prescribed. |
| Other common treatments include physical therapy, | | | | |