Active and happy self management for chronic illness is becoming an increasingly viable option and the following article looks at what’s involved and what is available in the way of support

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Introduction to Chronic disease managament

Are You an “Expert Patient”? Can your Doctor(s) say the following about you?

“My Patient knows more about the disease than I do; as much about the disease as I do, and enough about his/her symptoms that it is easy to communicate with him/her.”

Why is becoming an Expert Patient so important?

There is plenty of emerging research about the needs of 21st century patients. Most of that research centers around the concept of “Illness Self-Management”, for what is called “chronic illness”.

What, you ask, is a “chronic illness”

Acute Illness

Health concerns are usually classified as either acute or chronic. Acute illnesses usually begin abruptly and last only a short time. Most people with an acute illness can expect to return to normal health. A strep throat is an example of an acute illness: it is easy to diagnose with a lab test and is cured with antibiotics.

Chronic Illness

Chronic diseases are different. They usually develop slowly, last long periods of time, and often are never cured. In most cases, there is no cure. The long-term effects may be difficult to predict. Some conditions cause few problems. Others cause only episodic problems or symptoms that can be controlled with medication.

However, in some cases, a chronic disease may severely limit a person’s ability to work, go to school or take care of routine needs. Examples of chronic diseases include, but are in no way limited to: diabetes, congestive heart failure, asthma, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, depression, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, emphysema, fibromyalgia, parkinsons symdrome, chronic fatigue and multiple sclerosis – just to mention a few.

Why is “Chronic Disease Self-Management” so important a concept for those with a chronic condition?

For the person with a chronic condition, there is no way not to self-manage the disease/illness. If one retires from life and stays at home as a depressed person this is a type of self-management. On the other hand, many people learn to deal with their conditions and remain active, happy participants in life.

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Chronic Disease Self-Management covers the following areas:

• knowing how to recognize and respond to changes in a chronic disease

• dealing with problems and emergencies

• using medicines and treatments effectively

• finding and using community resources

• getting enough exercise

• coping with fatigue, pain and sleep problems

• maintaining good nutrition

• making decisions about when to seek medical help

• working with your doctor(s) and other care providers

• talking about your illness with family and friends

• managing work, family and social activities

It is the learning of the skills necessary for this later type of proactive disease/illness self-management that is the subject of this document. The information about developing the skills is fascinating; and, they (the skills) really are the key to deciding and remaining active, happy participants with a quality of life as full as you can make it.

Research and practical experience in North America and Britain are showing that today’s patients with chronic diseases need not be mere recipients of care. They can become key decision-makers in the treatment process.

By ensuring that knowledge of their condition is developed to a point where they are empowered to take some responsibility for its management and work in partnership with their health and social care providers, patients can be given greater control over their lives.

(Note: Once again, this process of acquiring the knowledge of your condition so that you can reach the self-management level with your Doctor(s) is one of the primary purposes behind the www.disabilitykey.com website.)

Self management programs can be specifically designed (between you and your Doctor(s)) to reduce the severity of symptoms and improve confidence, resourcefulness and self-efficacy (a big word that basically means self reliance).

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Why become a chronic disease self-manager?

For those of you who have had an opportunity to read about my professional career , you will see that I started out as a “Federal Auditor” of Human Resources practices, policies and procedures (which is why I was able to create the Disabilitykey Workbook in the first place). As an Auditor, I always wanted to know what is the “ROI” (Return on Investment) as they say in the business world, for anything I worked on, or for any initiative I tackled.

Why would people with chronic illnesses want to learn how to manage their disease symptoms? Why would their Doctors want them to learn and do these things? What is in it for both patients and Doctors?

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First of all, it was a fascinating subject for me to research! And, imagine my surprise to learn that, even though the original Chronic Disease Self-Management study was conducted here in the United States at Stanford University, it appears that, at this point in time, (mid-2005), England, Scotland, and Australia appear to be further along in actually implementing programs than we are here in the US!

And, imagine my chagrin to find out that to be able to take the great online training program to become certified in chronic disease management, you have to live in England!

In the United Kingdom, their Department of Health came to the following conclusion:

• Little has been done to prepare patients for long-term management of their diseases

• They face many challenges in coping with discomfort and disability and carrying out treatment programs on a regular basis.

• They need to modify behavior to minimize undesirable outcomes, adjusting their social and work lives to accommodate their symptoms and functional limitations and deal with the emotional consequences.

• For their care to be effective, they must become adept at interpreting and reporting symptoms, judging the trends and tempo of their illness and participating with health professionals in management decisions.

(Note: language has been “Americanized” for greater ease of understanding here in America on, what they [the United Kingdom] call, “the other side of the Pond”.)

Expert patients

It was the chief medical officer for the United Kingdom, who first introduced the name ‘expert patient”. He said that expert patients are “people who have the confidence, skills, information and knowledge to play a central role in the management of life with chronic diseases.” Doesn’t this sound logical?

Here are some Chronic Illness statistics here in the US

In the US for example, less than One Percent of the people who stand to benefit from self managing their chronic arthritis – do so.

Chronic disease has become pandemic in the United States, and estimates are that it will affect 148 million people by the year 2030. Patients with chronic illnesses cost the health care system over three times more than individuals without chronic conditions.

The Population of U.S. adults over 65 is expected to double between 2000 and 2030. Over 80% of adults over 65 years of age have one or more chronic conditions — over 60% have two or more chronic conditions.

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Consumers with five or more chronic conditions account for two-thirds of all Medicare spending. People with chronic conditions are responsible for 78% of all health care spending, 95% of all Medicare spending, and 77% of all Medicaid spending for community-dwelling adults.

The U.S. has by far the most expensive health care system in the world — but lags most other developed countries in key quality and consumer outcomes.

However, it is the following statistic about how much actual time, on average, that a patient here in the United States spends with their Doctor(s) that really got my attention.

On average, we with a Chronic Disease spend around three hours per year with a health professional. This means that the patient is left to manage his/her own condition for the other 8757 hours of the year.

If you, or someone you know has a chronic illness, wouldn’t you be more comfortable knowing what to do during those “other” 8,757 hours that you are not in a health professional’s presence? I sure did, and I didn’t even know that such a thing as chronic disease management as a concept existed when I did the work depicted in the Disabilitykey Workbook.

I only knew that I needed a way to live the best possible life in spite of my chronic disease; I wanted to control it; I did not want it controlling me! OK, chronic disease management just seems to make sense. But, the Auditor in me asks, are there measurable, objective results that this concept is worthwhile? And, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), there are.

Chronic Disease Symptom Management Program

AHRQ-funded research at the Stanford University Patient Education Research Center led to development of the “Chronic Disease Symptom Management Program” (CDSMP). Standford’s CDSMP is a 17-hour course taught by trained lay people that teaches patients with chronic disease how to:

1) better manage their symptoms

2) adhere to medication regimens

3) maintain functional ability.

Over a period of 2 years, AHRQ-funded investigators compared health behaviors, health status, and health services use in patients age 40 to 90 years (average age, 65) who had completed the CDSMP. When compared to baseline measures taken for the 6 months prior to the CDSMP, researchers found the following:

• After 6 months, CDSMP participants had: Increased exercise. Better coping strategies and symptom management. Better communication with their physicians. Improvement in their self-rated health, disability, social and role activities, and health distress. More energy and less fatigue. Decreased disability. Fewer physician visits and hospitalizations.

• After 1 year, CDSMP participants had: Significant improvements in energy, health status, social and role activities, and self-efficacy. Less fatigue or health distress. Fewer visits to the emergency room. No decline in activity or role functions, even though there was a slight increase in disability after 1 year.

• After 2 years, CDSMP participants had: No further increase in disability. Reduced health distress. Fewer visits to physicians and emergency rooms. Increased self-efficacy. Another source of actual results from people who have made the decision to become Chronic Disease Self-Managers comes from The United Kingdom. The United Kingdom has a website describing the recent results of their Expert Patient “Programme” (EPP). The website provides periodic ‘eUpdates’ to inform people about new developments within the Expert Patients Programme such as new publications, forthcoming events and news from the national team.

The EPP is a National Health Service (NHS) lay led self-management programme for people living with any long-term health condition(s).

Groups of 8-16 participants, with a mix of different conditions, meet over six weekly sessions and are led through a structured course by trained tutors who are also living with a long-term condition.

Each session (lasting two and a half hours) looks at ways to better manage the effects of their long-term condition. For more information about the EPP please visit the EPP website at www.expertpatients.nhs.uk

EPP Pilot Internal Evaluation

Internal evaluation data from approximately 1000 EPP participants who completed the course between Jan 2003 and Jan 2005 indicates that the programme is achieving its aims in:

1) Providing significant numbers of people with long term conditions with the confidence and skills to better manage their condition on a daily basis. – 45% said they felt more confident that they would not let common symptoms (pain, tiredness, depression and breathlessness) interfere with their lives. – 38% felt that such symptoms were less severe 4 – 6 months after completing the course. – 33% felt better prepared for consultations with health professionals.

2) Providing significant reductions in service usage by people with long term conditions completing the EPP course. – 7% reductions in GP consultations – 10% reductions in Outpatient visits – 16% reductions in A&E attendances (US note: note sure what this is.) – 9% reductions in Physiotherapy use

Over 94% of those who took part felt supported and satisfied with the course.

If you want to sign up to receive periodic updated information about what the Brits are doing, you too can sign up to receive an “eUpdate” as they call them. It is FREE, and you can sign up by going to: www.expertpatients.nhs.uk.

What is Chronic disease self-management?

Chronic Disease Self-Management; Self-Efficacy; great terms, but what do they really mean, and how does one start to become a Chronic Disease Self-Manager?

Consider the following quotations associated with these concepts.

“Row Your Own Boat” – Chronic Disease Self-Management.

”Every bird flies with its own wings.” Swahili proverb

What do the two quotations have in common? First of all, the desire, then the knowledge, then the action to take back control over your health, and your life.

Here are questions – a ‘mini quizz’ that you can use to ask yourself about your “readiness” to adopt the concept of Chronic Disease Self-Management (or, to assist someone else in their journey toward this objective).

Chronic Disease Self-Management Readiness Test

Created By Stanford University’s Patient Education Research Center, this test is called: Self-Efficacy for Managing Chonic Diseases 6-Item Scale. The test measures how confident you are that you can keep ‘your situation’ (i.e., the situation addressed in each of the following 6 questions) caused by your disease from interfering with the things you want to do?

For each of the following questions, please choose the number (between 1 and 10) that corresponds to how confident you are that you can keep the symptoms caused by your disease from interfering with the things you want to do? #1 represents “Not at all confident”; #10 represents “Totally confident”.

1) How confident are you that you can keep the fatigue caused by your disease from interfering with the things you want to do?

2) How confident are you that you can keep the physical discomfort or pain of your disease from interfering with the things you want to do?

3) How confident are you that you can keep the emotional distress caused by your disease from interfering with the things you want to do?

4) How confident are you that you can keep any other symptoms or

health problems you have from interfering with the things you want to do?

5) How confident are you that you can do the different tasks and activities needed to manage your health condition so as to reduce your need to see a doctor?

6) How confident are you that you can do things other than just taking medication to reduce how much you illness affects your everyday life?

The higher you score toward “10″ on each question, the more “self-efficacy” you have.

(Reminder: self-efficacy is the belief in one’s capabilities to organize and execute the sources of action required to manage situations.)

As you can probably figure out, I score either 9 or 10 on each question. My Disabilitykey Workbook (see www.disabilitykey.com) and the confidence that I received by first, executing the processes contined therein for myself, and then in developing the Workbook to assist others, has allowed my self-efficacy to be high.

OK, you have rated yourself, and you want to know more about the ‘what’ of this topic. First, we will discuss the definition of Chronic Disease Self-Management; next, the stages of a “chronic disease self-help behavioral change”; and, finally, something called “social learning theory”.

Definition of Chronic Disease Self-Management

Based on a comprehensive literature review of over 400 articles, Researchers have proposed the following definition.

“Chronic disease self-management involves [the person with the chronic disease] engaging in activities that protect and promote health, monitoring and managing of symptoms and signs of illness, managing the impacts of illness on functioning, emotions and interpersonal relationships and adhering to treatment regimes.”

There are a number of key elements to this definition that will enable us to develop a practical concept of self-management. It is important to note that these elements are about the behaviors of the patient, rather than models of self-management for health care systems, service providers or health professionals.

These elements suggest that self-management:

• Entails engaging in activities that promote health
• Involves managing a chronic condition by monitoring signs and symptoms
• Entails dealing with the effect of a chronic condition on personal well being and interpersonal relationships and
• Involves following a treatment plan prescribed to you by your Doctor(s).

The definition of self-management encompasses a range of behaviors, as well as knowledge and attitudes and is an important starting point towards the development of a concept of chronic disease self-management.

Help getting from where you are to becoming a Chronic Disease Self-Manager

Stages of Behavioral Change

A model of behavior change that has been applied to chronic disease self-management is based on research on how people change behavior, either on their own or within an intervention program (i.e. some sort of action to assist in the change). The theory is that the ceasing of risk behaviors (eg. smoking) and acquisition of health promoting behaviors (eg. physical activity, relaxation) involves the progression through the stages of change.

Health Promoting Behaviours

Pre-contemplation [not thinking of change] Contemplation [thinking of change] Determination [ taking preliminary steps to change] Action [ actively engaging behavior change] Maintenance [ sustained behavioral change] Relapse [ can occur at any point.]

‘Can do’ Attitude

Behavioral change is facilitated by a personal sense of control.

If people believe that they can take action to solve a problem, they become more inclined to do so and feel more committed to this decision. This “can do” attitude mirrors a sense of control over one’s environment. It reflects the belief of being able to master challenging demands by means of adaptive action. It can also be regarded as an optimistic view of one’s capacity to deal with stress. (Not to sound redundant, but this really is about the glass being “half-full” and not “half-empty”.)

Social Learning

OK, now we understand the behavioral change steps, now on to the social learning stage. The theoretical underpinning of effective chronic disease self-management programs should be based on social learning and behavioral theories.

The key principles of these theories as applied to chronic disease self-management are:

• Disease management skills are learned and behavior is self-directed
• Motivation and confidence (including self-efficacy) in managing one’s condition dictate an individual’s success
• The social environment (ie. family, workplace & health care system) support or impede self-management and
• Monitoring and responding to changes in disease state, symptoms, emotions and functioning improve adaptation to the chronic condition.

Becoming Trained In Chronic Disease Management

How do you become trained in Chronic Disease Self-Management?

Here are the primary resources available

1) Start with your own health insurance company. Call up the Customer Service folks in Plan, and ask if they offer “Chronic Disease Self Management Program” classes. My Internet searches indicate that many of the larger companies are offering such classes for their enrolees. And, in some cases, self-management is becoming a requirement of retaining insurance coverage!

2) Go to your State’s Home Website, and look up the Department of Health, and of Aging. In some cases they might be the same, in others, different. Call each and see if and when they will be offering classes in your city or county for a Chronic Disease Self Management Program.

3) Use one of the many Internet search engines to locate this statement: “(your state) Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP)”. This should help you locate classes in your state. In my state, they located classes by county and city. Some of the “bigger” states even offer classes derived from the original Stanford research program.

4) Use one of the many Internet search engines to ask locate this statement: “Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP)”. This should provide you with additional options.

5) Finally, and probably the best source, from the original Stanford site where the concept was created, there is a link to each state’s CDSMP sites: http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/programs/cdsites.html If you go to this site, you can click onto your state and see which organizations in your state are licensed to offer the Chronic Disease Self-Management program.

Conclusion

The National Center for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in their 2004 Health Care Quality Report comments that “the U.S. healthcare system as a whole remains plagued by deadly quality gaps that contribute to 42,000 to 79,000 avoidable deaths every year and $1.8 Billion in excess medical costs due to the system’s routine failure to provide needed care.”

According to Catherine Hoffman of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, nearly half the people in the U.S. are living with chronic conditions, at a cost of $234 billion in lost productivity and $425 billion in medical spending per year. These figures are rising.

Moreover, they do not include billions of dollars in lost productivity of employees who miss work to care for family members who have chronic conditions. Many people with chronic conditions, as well as family members who care for them, also suffer needlessly from the physical and emotional effects of their illness. By helping people change their behaviors and adapt to their conditions, self-management programs often increase people’s adherence to medical treatments, strengthen their control of pain and symptoms, and improve their overall emotional well-being.

About The Author

Carolyn Magura, noted disability / ADA expert, has written an e-Book documenting the process that allowed her to:

a) continue to work and receive her ‘full salary’ while on Long Term Disability; and

b) become the first person in her State to qualify for Social Security Disability the first time, in under 30 days.

Click here (http://www.disabilitykey.com/products.htm) to receive Carolyn ‘s easy-to-read, easy-to-follow direct guide through this difficult, trying process. If you are disabled, don’t let this disabiling process disable you. Read Carolyns Disability Key Blog http://www.disabilitykey.com/disabilitykeyblog.shtml.

Disabilitykey.com is a website designed to assist each person in his/her own unique quest to navigate through the difficult and often conflicting and misleading information about coping with disabilities.

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Coping with Chronic Illness in Marriage

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Eazol is a powerful and viable alternative for people with chronic pain related to ailments ranging from back pain, osteoarthritis, and fibromyalgia, to rheumatism and hundreds of other joint, muscle, and nerve related ailments.

These individuals are in need of serious pain reduction therapy on an ongoing basis, and the typical natural remedy simply cannot compare to the speed and effectiveness of prescription pain medications and narcotic drugs, which suppresses pain by targeting the central nervous system.

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Before we get into that, let’s look at some of the more widely known natural and herbal remedies for pain relief. These include varying dosages and combinations of “Devil’s Claw”, Willow Bark, the ayurvedic compound Boswellia, Camomile, Bromelain, St. John’s Wort, Horsetail, and numerous others too abundant to mention.

As previously mentioned, these herbs and natural compounds can soothe minor pains and aches, but do not work as effectively as their man-made prescription couterparts.

There is now a natural pain remedy on the market that is actually highly effective, and has worked very well for many as a natural pain relief alternative by utilizing a specific blend of several high-grade botanicals designed to aggressively manage pain throughout the day.

These people not only are enjoying the benefits of its natural pain relief, but also, and perhaps even more importantly, they are enjoying the peace of mind knowing that they are not seriously endangering their health in other ways simply so they can manage their pain.

No one want to be incapacitated and limited by pain, but who wants to endanger their health just to manage it and live a fulfilling life, and why should you have to? Well, now these people have a natural pain relief solution that has literally been harvested from the land, unaltered, and in it’s purest state. Now, doesn’t that sound healthy?

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Headaches are very average among people of all ages in both men and women

Sometimes these headaches could be terrible and may even occur frequently for long periods of time. The headache could be a pain all over the head or a throbbing pain at one particular point. Sometimes you will be in pain as such that you will not be able to carry over any household chore. So in such case where do you look for relief? Over-the-counter prescriptions may not always be working and you may not be able to key out the reason of your headache. What can you do and where can you go to be diagnosed? 

A headache clinic

Headache clinics are well equipped and have staff who are experts in treating headaches. You will find these clinics operating as independent clinics or at hospitals itself. These clinics are run by medical specialists and brain doctors, who are well trained so as to be able to key out the cause of the headache and start the necessary treatment for it. There are several types of headaches ranging in severity from cluster and migraine headaches to mild headaches. Sometimes expert help is needed to determine the type of headache you are suffering from because general practitioners may not always be able to tell the difference if symptoms start manifesting in weird ways.

Headache clinics usually evaluate the patients in detail in relation to their headache history, how often they suffer from the headache, family background of headaches, lifestyle changes etc in determining the cause. These clinics also provide behavior therapy if necessary. Most headache clinics offer both inpatient and outpatient treatment.

Headaches can be the symptom of a more serious problem

Moreover, from time to time headaches can be the symptom of a more serious problem such as a brain tumor, and it is best if such characters are diagnosed at an early stage. That’s another good reason why you should visit a headache clinic.

Headache clinics are not only for constant headaches, they treat infrequent headaches as well. So a regular visit to a headache clinic may relieve you from pain while advising you on what to do about your headache.

Whatever your views on Headaches, or any other health issues, you can post your thoughts at the Health and Fitness Blog. You can also find more information and resources on Health & Fitness today at the Health And Exercise Website. Continual Headaches can be a worry and lead to depression, don’t hesitate in contacting your Doctor if you suffer from constant headache pain.

Laughter may not be easy when you have a headache but you can smile!

Smiling has the same effect in aiding recovery as laughter, so find something to smile about and you’re more than halfway there

What are your thoughts on the benefits of a laugh or a smile? Please feel free to share your thoughts below

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Back problems are much more common than you might think.

Back disability will affect almost every single person on this planet at one time or another. The fifth most common complaint that physicians have from the patient is to do with low back pain.

It’s really sad that a lot of people think that there is not much that can be done about their back problems.

Back problems can be very debilitating. Back pain can restrict you so severely that you can lose your job. If the sport you are playing is very physical, you may have to stop it altogether. If you cannot do the same things that your friends can do your social life will be restricted. Another part of your life that may suffer is your sex life.

What is the solution?

A lower back workout can give you the best chance of maintaining a healthy back.

Of course laughter can help too!  Don’t forget that … and it is free!

Have you or someone you know had an experience of pain relief through laughter? We would love to hear about it.

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If you’re a computer user, or your work involves constant repetitive movements with your hands and arms, you may develop tendinitis.

Tendinitis is the inflammation of a tendon – the tough elastic fibers that connect muscles to bones. You can get tendinitis in any tendon, but it’s very common in the hands and arms.

Your first symptom may be pain, but it’s more likely to be swelling initially, and a sensation of numbness or pins and needles. Then your hands and arms become sore and painful, and you may be woken by pain at night.

Rest Is The First Solution To Hand And Arm Tendinitis

Since most hand and arm tendinitis develops from over-use, your first solution is to rest from the activities which are causing the tendinitis. Of course since we use our hands and arms constantly, this is not completely possible. But try to rest as much as possible. If you suspect that computer-use is the culprit, cut down on keyboarding as much as you can.

Whatever the case is, do not leave a neck pain to continue without treatment or it will become more complicated with the passage of time. The most important thing is to find a way to relieve the pain so as to go on with work as usual, even if the pain is not completely eradicated.

Techniques for alleviating it

For patients who have chronic pain, getting addicted to narcotic painkillers is the last resort. Natural remedies to help alleviate it are preferred. One of the best ways is to learn how to relax.

While this may sound easy, it can take a lot of practice to consciously relax. One way to go about this is with meditation and breathing exercises. The idea is to focus on the breathing or an object and chant a word such as "Om" until one gets into a trance.

Another meditative approach is called osteomyelitis. The goal is to focus all the attention on the pain in a relaxed way as possible. Don’t think about negative thoughts about the pain (such as cursing to yourself or pitying yourself or getting angry). Make the pain a focus of your meditation, observed dispassionately for what it is.

You could also try  EFT to dissolve pain within minutes 

One of the best and most fun ways is to relax through laughter 

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Arthritis is a disease that affects a large portion of the population at some point in their lives

There are many different ways that the chronic illnesss, arthritis can affect your body. Arthritis not only affects joints, but certain kinds can also affect skin, nails and key internal organs. Both rheumatoid and juvenile arthritis are autoimmune diseases where the body’s immune system starts attacking the very body it is supposed to be protecting.

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You might be interested to learn that most forms of arthritis occur 2-3 times more often in women with osteoarthritis being the most common found in both genders. Damage may occur in a joint at any time in a person’s life, but as we age, the body’s ability to repair and maintain homeostasis in the joint declines and all the damage isn’t fully repaired.

Most doctors still prescribe NSAID’s ( non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ) even with the knowledge of the possible side affects such as gastro-intestinal hemorrhage and kidney and liver failure. One of these NSAID’s, Vioxx, was removed from the market because it was found to cause heart attacks. Warnings against the uninterrupted use of these drugs abound even in the literature produced by the drug companies. However, both doctors and patients seeking relief from pain largely ignore the prohibition against chronic use.

The purpose of this article is to let you know there are alternatives to the dangerous drugs that are usually prescribed for arthritis patients. Millions are finding out about these with surprising results and you can too. You may have to open your mind a little, though. There is a saying, one can never learn that which they think they already know. If you will open your mind to the possibility of a pain-free life it could be yours.

Conclusion: Arthritis doesn’t have to mean a life of pain. Millions get relief everyday with  natural alternatives  and avoid the side affects drugs can have. Now you have to decide if you want to join them.

To learn about how many people are living pain-free lives through the use of a natural alternative to dangerous drugs go to http://www.thexanthonejuice.com to read, listen and see what is working so well for them.

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Migraine pain is indescribable to someone who has never experienced it

Even when the pain has eased a migraine sufferer is always in fear for when the next migraine will come.

Fear of the next migraine is with them all of the time, knowing that it can show up without warning. Migraine sufferers often feel helpless and a lot can get quite depressed by the prospect of the next miserable headache to come. Even for those who have found fairly successful ways of managing the pain they still live in readiness of the next painful episode.

For these persons the question may arise, is there a migraine solution? The answer is yes.

Chris the founder of the migraine solution has spent enormous time and effort researching university journals, and current scientific publications trying to find the nature of the migraine condition . Also working with and talking to migraine sufferers and people who on their own found ways of controlling their migraine incidents, Chris learned firsthand what was working for some and which was not for others.

What has worked for you? Tell us below 

Why was Chris so intent on finding a real solution for migraines? Because she suffered with them herself. She knew from experience the frustration of facing the pain with nothing but risky pain medications that have only limited benefits and scary side effects. She was desperate for a real migraine remedy that would improve her health, not tear it down. So with good study and research she founded The Migraine Solution and got not just pain relief but a cure. Chris started sharing her program with others and the results have been amazing.

See what some are saying about the migraine solution:

"Amazing how the program actually addresses the root cause so well. I had a great deal of other symptoms like tiredness, sluggish, unproductive, exhausted, also acne, most of which has also been gone since following your program."

"I gave your migraine solution program a try and it was like magic. Thank you so much, you absolutely made a great difference to my life. It really has helped a lot."

"I used to suffer from terrible episodes of optical migraine. I thought that there was nothing out there that could help me, but when I found your site, I thought your offer sounded too good to be true so I gave it a shot. 2 weeks later and, you got it! No more migraines."

What Is The Migraine Solution?

The migraine solution is a comprehensive ebook that will provide you with clear easy to use and easy to understand information on how you can stop migraines and headaches.

The Migraine Solution e-Book is available for instant download. You Will Discover These Secrets Within Just Seconds. No waiting for it to get here in the mail, no tinctures, no chemicals. Plus, Chris offers a 100% money back guarantee. As soon as the migraine solution has been down loaded you can start the journey to better health, and you will have all the answers you have so desperately needed. Everything you need to know about how to cure your migraines will be yours. And those who have found the migraine solution ebook to be of enormous help with their migraines also report added benefits. Notice what some have said:

"I had migraines, type 2 diabetes, and many health problems. Now I am feel great. I have lost weight and haven’t had one migraine since your program."

"Chris, I found your solution for migraines brilliant. I had been trying a lot of alternative therapies before I came across your program, but the way you put the information across is so simple and makes it really easy to follow. .It actually works! I feel so much happier now, I don t have any anxiety that I had before and I have been free of migraines since the day I got your program!"

Read more about the amazing discovery Chris has made and how others are responding to the migraine solution at her web site. Chris says Regardless of what you have been led to believe, the chronic migraine condition can be cured . Don’t spend another day believing there is no solution to your headaches!

For more information about The Migraine Solution please read the Migraine Solution Review.

How to Get Rid of Migraine Headaches – Cure for Migraine Headaches

Those who suffer from migraines will describe it as the worst type of headache ever. The slightest sound feels like a hammer hitting your head and facing any.  

Remedies To Solve Migraine Headaches

I have had chronic migraine headaches for three years. I constantly have a headache that lessens and gets worse. I have tried dozens of medications, changed my. 

Question About Migraine Medication

Those that treat migraine also help rebalance the circulation. Herbal migraine remedies are a kind of treatment for the said ailment that is gaining a huge amount of recognition among patients and health experts alike.

What has worked for you?

Do you have any success stories to share? Tell us about it. We’d love to hear from you

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People who suffer from migraines are turning to natural options to reduce headaches. Migraine prevention drugs do not work for everyone and can cause many side effects.

A migraineur’s lifestyle impacts the severity and frequency of the attacks and lifestyle changes, like those mentioned below can prevent migraine recurrence.

Sleep:

Migraineurs need to learn how much sleep they need and make sure they do not get too little sleep or too much more than they need. People who do not get enough sleep during the working part of the week may trigger a headache. A good balance of sleep can help a lot with the prevention of a migraine.

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Physical exertion in moderation is good for everyone, including migraineurs. Establishing a regular exercise routine, at least 20-40 minutes of physical activity a minimum of three times a week, relieves stress that triggers headaches and exercise-induced endorphins are a natural analgesic.

Stress Management:

Migraineurs are susceptible to attacks during periods of high stress. Time should be built in for relief if stress is unavoidable. Good stress management techniques for migraineurs are massage, exercise, adequate sleep and a healthy diet. Avoidance or at least stress relief is a must for migraineurs.

Eating:

Migraineurs should eat regular meals at roughly the same time daily and not skip a meal unless it is an emergency. A good, healthy breakfast goes a long way in preventing headaches.

Any lifestyle changes needs to be consistent. People who suffer from migraines need patterns that they can keep all the time, not just during the week. By sleeping in, skipping meals, or staying up late you upset the purpose of having a pattern.

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Laughter is good medicine for you and you should prescribe it to yourself as much as possible. This is definitely stress buster material.

Check out some ways that you can laugh and release stress at the same time :

You must realize that having laughter in your life can increase your energy and take away any negative vibes that you may be feeling. When you laugh, you release the pent-up anger and frustration that has been bottled up inside you from being stressed. You can find some good comedy shows on television that are really funny.

Think of some situations where the outcome ended up being pretty humorous. You can think on those and get a kick out of them. Let go of the complaining and murmuring.

- Go take in a comedy club. Check out the up and coming comedians at local venues in your area.

- Smile more often. If you’re not used to doing this, then start now. Did you know that smiling can be contagious?

Learn to spread your laughter and joy to others who need it. Not only will it help them, it will also help you.

Meditation is also a good choice for beating stress. You could spend 30 minutes to 1 hour per day doing meditation.

Here are some further bits of information and interesting links that you may wish to follow:

Meditation and Mindfulness

Meditation and Mindfulness Applied to Chronic Illness. Kevin, 39, is a meditating friend of mine who has been handicapped with Reiter’s Syndrome and Multiple Schlerosis for many years. 

Complementary And Alternative Medicine

Through in-person interviews and dramatized video vignettes that document the stories of people who recovered from chronic illness – including a five-year-old boy born with cerebral palsy, an osteopathic doctor with a brain tumor, … More important, several forms of CAM that incorporate information-medicine principles – such as meditation, deep breathing, massage therapy, and yoga – showed the highest increase in use among Americans in the last five years. 

Meditate Your Pain Away – Benefits of Meditation

The difference between previous studies and the new one lies in that the former have shown that teaching chronic pain patients to meditate is beneficial. But, very few studies of these have looked at pain processing in healthy people.

Living With Mental Illness – Anxiety Problems – How To Treat Anxiety

Different meditation techniques such as Thai Chi and Yoga are proven to have significant effect on treatment of anxiety problems. Regular meditation brings relief from the anxiety and stress related to them. 

Tools For Dealing With A Chronic Illness Or Life In General

A chronic illness provides you with an opportunity for reflection and self realization. Feeding your soul is just as important as feeding your body. It is vitally important that you find ways to nourish and replenish your soul. 

Living With Mental Illness – Effective Use of Relaxation Methods

Meditate daily. Practicing meditation daily can help keep one calm. It is the oldest way of keeping the mind still and peaceful. It has the power to induce inner peace and control anxiety at odd times. Try Acupuncture.

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