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I have skeletal arthritis and I refuse to take the
steriods that the doctors insist I should be on.  The
meds make me feel worse in so many other ways than
they help to relieve the pains and affects of the
arthritis.  

One of the biggest contributors to the pain, I most
recently found, is caffeine.  My joints in my fingers
get horribly sore and my hands are sometimes rendered
useless.  So, I eliminated coffee (I drink it very
strong...like espresso strength).  Then I started
missing it so bad that I decided to try Lattes made
with Soy Milk.  As long as I don't have more than
three a week I am fine.  

I also noticed a huge difference in the way my hips
were working or not working in this case.  The drop in
caffeine useage has helped with this situation as
well.  

The product I mentioned Ambrotose that I added to my
supplementation, for the pelvic pain, I think has also
helped with my arthritis as well.  This next week I am
going to eliminate all caffeine and see if I notice a
difference.  Then I am going to stop the Ambrotose for
a few days and see what happens.  

I suspect the Ambrotose is helping in more areas than
I thought.  It is a product that has been developed
from vegetable stem cell.  

So, I would say, for those that have arthritis issues
check your caffeine intake.  

D'Arcy

--- Bruce Weary <bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>   I have been following with interest the thread on
> our "walking 
> wounded" endurance riders who ride with/in spite of
> their 
> pains/arthritis/surgeries/injuries/disabilities.
> First, I applaud all of 
> you for pursuing your addiction, I mean, passion.
> And there may be some 
> good news. My experience caring for patients with
> orthopedic problems 
> for 25 years has led to several observations. First,
> I have noticed that 
> many people will spend an inordinate amount of money
> on saddles, 
> trailers, trucks, etc, but would never dream of
> spending the same amount 
> on themselves in the pursuit of better post-surgical
> rehab to strengthen 
> and stabilize their knees, backs and shoulders after
> the surgeon has 
> done his job. Many people may not keep up their
> exercises or see the 
> chiro nearly as often as would offer better
> stabilization and pain 
> reduction for their chronic problems. People in
> general are very 
> adaptive and often resign themselves to the idea
> that they are just 
> getting older, or their problem can't be improved. 
> Some "get used to" 
> their pains and seem to spend more time adapting to
> them than actively 
> working hard to strengthen/minimize/reduce them.
> Advil is very popular. 
> Trips to the physical therapist aren't as popular,
> and the outcomes can 
> be very different. Advil will impair tissue healing,
> and a judicious 
> home therapy program will build and strengthen. An
> individual 
> chiropractic adjustment won't accomplish much other
> than temporary pain 
> relief. An intelligent series of treatments and
> proper attention to new 
> injuries will yield much better long term outcomes
> and joint health.
>    We need all the active members we can get and
> keep. Please consider 
> consulting with your orthopedist, chiropractor, and
> physical therapist 
> and grill them on whatever they think you can do to
> improve your 
> situation, whether through them or at home on your
> own. If they think 
> you are serious, they will often go the extra mile
> for you. My 
> experience tells me there is usually something that
> can be done to bring 
> abut meaningful improvement. But it has to start
> with you. I will start 
> by recommending what I think is the best joint
> supplement I have found 
> in all these years, and I take it myself for my
> arthritic/surgerized 
> shoulder. It's called GLC 2000, and I have NO pain
> as long as I take it 
> daily. You can find it online. They also make it for
> horses and dogs. 
> Vitamin D has been shown to be very effective for
> fibromyalgia, taken 
> daily. Patients in their 80's have been shown to be
> able to build muscle 
> mass with weight lifting, so it's never too late. 
>       Maybe we can continue this thread by folks
> telling us their 
> stories of what has worked (and not worked) for
> their individual 
> orthopedic problems that might have otherwise kept
> them out of the 
> saddle.   Dr Q

D'Arcy L. Demianoff-Thompson    
 liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx

  


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