Home care for arthritis includes:
- Avoid prolonged standing.
- Avoid remaining in one position.
- Rest painful joints:
- Use a walker.
- Use crutches.
- Use a cane.
- Regular exercise program:
- Follow an exercise plan developed with your doctor.
- Perform exercises for arthritis.
- Perform gentle stretching after exercise.
- Perform stretching exercises for arthritis
- Acetaminophen for pain
- Ibuprofen for pain
- Take prescription medicines as directed.
- Use splints for arthritis:
- Apply when the joints are swollen.
- Apply warm compresses for stiffness:
- Apply for 20-30 minutes, every 1-2 hours.
- Weight loss if you are overweight.
- Apply nonprescription pain rubs to painful joints:
- ArthriCare
- Arthritis Pain Relieving Rub
- Aspercreme
- Ben-Gay
- Capzasin-HP
- Sportscreme
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