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Taking epsom salts baths .If not too sore try gentle stretching or a short walk, also I find heat better than cold so I use a hot water bottle on my sore place.

I take turmeric with black pepper capsules along with prescription medication. I’ve noticed an improvement in my pain this winter and feel sure it’s due to being able to pace myself rather than rushing around meeting friends, shopping etc.

Turmeric without a doubt. Huge improvement in joints especially knees. But can have side effects and does make me itch.

Keep warm. Nice warm socks and trousers. I find hand knitted sweaters warmer than shop ones. A TENS machine when the pain gets too bad

I removed all gluten/processed foods from my diet and it's been a game changer.
I can sure tell the difference if I lapse.
I take vitaminD3/K2/magnesium

Keep moving is my No 1 tip - walking and stretching being essential to me.

Thank you for this - very interesting. I am going to read all the comments here to learn from the wisdom suggested by Gransnetters from their experience. Having suffered on and off for several years with my knees I have found in the past month that the joints in my thumbs are painful. I have never bothered doing anything about it but the time is coming that I think I need to.

I take paracetamol when i get up and then try some exercises to warm up

Aromatherapy oils, rubbed on to the joint every a.m. & p.m. These are warming, and, over time, they do ease the pain - be patient!

Keeping painful joints warm - baths, hot flannels applied etc, gently massage in moisturiser or a little oil with a few drops of essential oil, gentle stretching exercises.
When covid allows I hope to return to having regular gentle Perrins massages which really used to help my mobility and energy

I find rubbing Vicks vapour rub onto affected areas helps alot

I use a heat pack to help with my joint pain, it heats up in the microwave and stays warm for 2-3 hours and gives damp heat to your joints and muscles which is better than dry heat.

I take tumeric and use deep relief gel, deep freeze or if the pain is really bad use voltarol for my knee. Waiting another cortizone injection at hospital that lasted for a year but has worn off now. Also taking the odd ibruofen but trying to keep off those when the pain wont go away,

Never know where I will ache daily but gentle exercise and good posture seems to work for me

I take Fish oil capsules everyday and keep active. It seems to be working at the moment

Various aches and pains in the joints keep happening, but I find that daily cod liver oil capsules help. If it's really cold I wear fingerless gloves while using the computer to prevent pains in finger joints. But most importantly I do try to keep moving - daily walks or exercise classes and also Pilates which is great for keeping mobile.

I agree turmeric with black pepper supplements work well for me

I don’t have any particularly new or original tips. I always warm up and stretch when doing any vigorous exercise. Yoga helps a few times a week to stretch out my joints and aid flexibility and balance. I try to eat well and take an Omega 3 capsule daily. If I have any pain, I use joint cream.

I have osteoarthritis, waiting for an op for a new knee, and fibromyalgia. I try to hit the joint pain with holistic methods like magnesium, glucosamine, chondroitin, CBD oil and mindfulness. I do chair yoga with a local disability group to try and keep joints moving.

Having read these posts I've decided to try turmeric and black pepper capsules but am completely bamboozled by the amount and different types of them out there. Does anyone recommend a particular make/source? And should they be organic?
I have arthritis in hands knees ankles and feet and at the moment have a flareup in one very swollen extremely painful foot. Had about 9 months with no flareups and now this is the 3rd in about 3 months. Can barely walk. Doc will only say that it's arthritis/gout and I normally have Naproxen tablets to hand, but am running out

Before lockdown i went to Pilates classes and knew it helped my joints. Now I find im aching if I sit too long. My solution is to do some pilates on the floor.

I use Turmeric and within a week my back didn't ache so much it get so stiff. I swear by it!

I started using Turmeric (with black pepper) )and within a week my back felt less stiff and has done ever since. I swear by it.

Ginger root, garlic, B12, Epsom salts baths, all helps.

Exercise, exercise, exercise. I do yoga and Pilates exercises a mixture of both every morning, which I swear keeps me supple. plus cod liver oil and rosehip tabs. Arthritis is very painful!