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Grant Cooper

posted 10/06/2008, comments (0)

Using Meditation to Relieve Arthritis Pain

What is meditation, and how could it be helpful for osteoarthritis? Meditation is a state-of-mind in which you are completely relaxed and hyperaware of your surroundings all at the same time. Excuse me? How can you be completely relaxed and hyperaware simultaneously? That is the beauty of meditation - I'll explain. Contrary to the... Read more Chevron

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Pattye Snyder

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posted 10/01/2008, comments (0)

Simple Joys and Incredible Challenges

In a recent National Annual Report for the Arthritis Foundation (2007), I read an interview about an osteoarthritis patient like many of us. She said "I was somewhat forcibly living in solitude with my disease. I felt I was a "failure" and had a loss of independence due to my lack of stability and balance -- I was robbed of things I value and... Read more Chevron

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Grant Cooper

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posted 10/01/2008, comments (0)

My shoulder hurts...is it osteoarthritis?

My shoulder hurts...is it osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis is a very common problem. Most people know someone who is dealing with arthritis of at least one joint. Spine, hips, knees, and hands are the most common places for osteoarthritis to cause symptoms. However, any joint can be affected and a common question I hear when a patient... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/29/2008, comment (1)

Two Stretches For Easing Knee Arthritis

Knee osteoarthritis is a very common problem. As I have reviewed in previous blogs, and as I detail in my book, The Arthritis Handbook: Improve Your Health and Manage the Pain of Osteoarthritis, treating osteoarthritis should include several basic steps, including an appropriate anti-inflammatory diet, exercises, and often supplements.... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/25/2008, comments (0)

5 Risks Factors for Osteoarthritis

People are sometimes told they are "at risk" of developing arthritis at some point in the future. What does this mean? First it is important to understand the causes of arthritis. There are many factors that can contribute to the development of arthritis, and people with arthritis may have more than one of these contributing... Read more Chevron

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