What is the best way to relieve my joint pain naturally?

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My hip, thumb and finger joints are starting to hurt as I get older. I don’t want to take pain drugs. What is the best way to relieve my joint pain?

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Answer by LIVE AND DIE MUSLIM RESPECT BRUV
rub cream on it or take long baths with salth water thats all i can recommend that might be beneficial without side effects

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Can a vet please give me an opinion about treating head trauma in cats with steroids?

Question by ACM: Can a vet please give me an opinion about treating head trauma in cats with steroids?
My 8-year old cat recently was whacked in the head with a heavy door. At first, she seemed fine, but within 24 hours she was showing signs of neurological problems (loss of balance, head tilt to the right, loss of appetite, etc.) The vet also found what seems to be an abscess at the root of her canine (?) tooth. She prescribed a steroid (prednisolone) to deal with the head injury and an antibiotic (clavamox) to deal with the infection. The cat is doing a little better, now. Still unbalanced, and still has the head tilt, but she’s eating and interacting with us again. Also, her eyes have regained pupillary response and aren’t “ticking” as much.

My question relates to the use of steroids to treat the head trauma. I just read an article that says it’s not a good idea, and that people (and, presumably, pets) are more likely to die within two weeks of being injured than those not treated with steroids. Is this now widely believed? Are we making a potentially lethal mistake?

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Answer by JR
The steroid is for the infected tooth too. The tooth may actually be causing more of the disorientation than the hit on the head.

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I am having symetric joint pain, stiffness and swelling, could this be RA?

Question by : I am having symetric joint pain, stiffness and swelling, could this be RA?
five months ago i started having symetric joint pain in my hands, wrists, knees, and elbows. Along with fatigue, and muscle pain. I never had a sore throat, but had an elevated ASO test of 644. My doctor diagnosed me with rheumatic fever, I was put on some antibiotics, nsaids, and prednisone, and my symptoms seemed to resolve. Two months later my symptoms came back with a vengence, and I am still dealing with them. We have tried the 3 rounds of antibiotics, nsaids, and i’m currently taking 35mg of prednisone daily and have been for over a month. I keep having to increase my prednisone just to keep the pain at a tollerable level. I am having pain in every knuckle joint in both hands, my elbows and knees mainly now. At times i cant even walk around walmart without having to stop and take a break because my knees hurt so bad. This past week my knuckles have started swelling and turning red, and are constanly in pain. My knees and elbows dont visually have redness and swelling like my hands, but they hurt the same. My RF factor test was slightly positive at 15.5, and my ANA was negative. I have an appointment with a rheumatologist in 3 weeks. I believe i have rheumatoid arthritis. Could this be true? Or should i be looking at something else?

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Answer by Joey
The fact that it’s in all joints doesn’t seem to fit the regular pattern of RA. Yet all other factors seem to point in that direction. Remember, a rheumatologist wit diagnose RA, a cardiologist will diagnose endocarditis, and a nephrologist will diagnose nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. keep that in mind.

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