ARTHRITIS IN THE KNEES

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A reader has asked for suggestions regarding his wife’s arthritis that gets progressively worse even though she has used anti-inflammatory medicines and glucosamine HCl and chondroitin sulfate. Her only other option seems to be surgery.

The doctor replies that peanut oil with a general body rub-down or massage with the peanut oil once a week, to help stimulate superficial circulation and coordinate peripheral nerve impulses and help with eliminations. A hot Epsom-bath bath or Epsom-salt packs over the affected joints should precede the peanut oil massage. Gentle motion to the joints is also helpful. As joints do not receive direct circulation, this movement helps the nutrients get into the joint. With severe arthritis, this is best done in water, where body weight is displaced and trauma to the joint is minimized. Finally, you may want to reconsider the surgery.

Dr. Oz, being interviewed on the Oprah show tells that he finds it very beneficial to review some of the old-fashioned suggestions. It could bring help during this H1N1 flu epidemic.