RELAXATION & COPING TIPS

The importance of relaxation in controlling and treating disease in general has only recently been recognized throughout the medical industry, yet its implementation still lags and the general public does still not understand its effectiveness. Relaxation techniques, especially those involving meditation, have been seen as a bunch of "mumbo jumbo" for many years, until the findings of scientists and doctors that showed immense benefits to this practice became more prevalent. Relaxation techniques have a definite place in the healing process of the body, and with arthritis the case is no different. With certain types of arthritis, the importance of relaxation is increased, since stress and emotional disposition play a large part in them.

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Any stress-free exercise will help arthritis sufferers. Swimming is ideal as it helps strengthen affected joints without jarring them in the process, but even gardening has been known to bring relief. Relaxation exercises will also help with the synthesis of anti-inflammatory prostaglandins and will help for all forms of arthritis. The gentle movements of yoga provide another ideal exercise for people with arthritis. Daily yoga exercises will help relax your muscles and joints and might even reduce your reliance on arthritis painkillers. The movements can also help boost the immune system, while stimulating blood and lymph circulation. Massage your joints Make your own massage ointment for aching joints by mixing four parts olive oil, almond oil or other carrier oil, eight parts camphor spirit and one part cayenne pepper.

Prayer is a form of relaxation and meditation if you are spiritually or religiously inclined that also works wonders. Either following a minister or someone else leading prayer, or formulating your own inspirational prayer, you can pull upon the comfort of God as you see him taking your arthritis pain away. Again mental and physical benefits are realized from such a practice.

You may also consider hypnosis as an option. Hypnosis can be considered a guided meditation that allows you to access the power of your subconscious mind through a guide called a hypnotist, who is either a trained psychologist, psychiatrist, counselor, or social worker. Images of a man with a shiny gold stopwatch putting you under a trance to make you perform unusual acts or tell deep dark truths are more the scripts of Hollywood movies than what real-life hypnotism is. In the case of hypnosis for arthritis pain management, hypnosis is nothing more than an assisted guided imagery, such as described above. The only difference here is that you have someone to help you through the steps of relaxation and meditation on your image.

Relaxation is especially effective for those suffering from fibromyalgia, because this condition is caused by a number of non-physical triggers. Fibromyalgia largely comes from stress, lack of proper sleep, depression, and other emotional duress, and does not involve degeneration of the bones or joints. With this in mind, it is easy to see why relaxation techniques help alleviate this condition so well. Yoga is very beneficial both for flexibility as well as relaxation. Forms of yoga such as Bhakta are devotional, and Raja is meditation-oriented. They can provide a great deal of healing toward all types of arthritis, but specifically fibromyalgia because of the emotional component.

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