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I've found taking up yoga helps.

Always get up and have a Radox bath...then a good rub to my joints with moisturiser, always makes me feel good

I take calcium and magnesium tablets and also started taking turmeric with black pepper and can see a difference.I also take a warm bath every evening after work.

I've have various things to help. Every morning, gentle stretches of back, arms, legs, neck then hand/fingers exercises. Prevent getting cold by wearing silk socks (underneath woolly ones), thermal vest & leggings under clothes. Nice warm baths. Place a microwave heat bag across shoulders or knees and use an electric footwarmer while watching tv or reading and get up and move every 45 mins for 15 mins. Watch comedies to keep your spirits up.
Cooking - use turmeric, ginger in rice, chicken dishes, make curries. If you can afford, get a massage, doesn't need to be deep massage or painful to help.

Seen the turmeric powder but don't want the mess of a powder. Being orange colour going over the place. Bought turmeric teabags but cant say noticed any difference to my oesteo-arthritus. So take a daily cod liver oil capsule with omega 3 in. But read last week the omega 3 can conflict with either my diabetic tablets or the high blood pressure tablets I take - can't remember which !! Read the information above and the Ginger is an interesting theory in the GOPO. Also Rosehip as only heard of rosehip in beauty products. Damp weather makes pain worse.
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I Zoom in a small group of over 50s and try to incorporate the exercises into everyday life. I do squats while waiting for the microwave to ping, walk on the spot while on the phone and use my stretch band while watching tv.

New to turmeric. But going to give it a try.
Is there different strengths etc? Quality? Think it will prob be tablets for me, hopefully it may help my torticollis neck ? Interesting reading everyone's comments.
I take 1000 vit D and extra strength vit B12.

Turmeric & CBD caps every day. If I miss a day I certainly notice the difference. Keep moving. If I’m just sitting, I move at least every 20 minutes and go and do something else - take advantage of the ad break on TV, I always take the stairs rather than the lift (unless I’m aiming for the 12th floor ?) keep ‘bending ze knees’ as per ski instruction, even when at the sink or cooker. Lots of stretches and finger wiggling. Living alone has its advantages (not many I admit) as you just have to get on with things and ‘things’ involves movement. Use it or lose it.

I take glucosamine and turmeric. Also do stretches and go for a walk everyday.

keep active i am far worse if i seat for long.take regular pain relieve and try and stay at a healthy weight

Don’t use TURMERIC if you are taking anticoagulants (blood thinners), it can magnify their use and cause bleeding!

I've done pilates and some yoga for past 20 years. Does stop arthritis but it helped when I had a hip replacement.
I do Fabulous Fifties exercises during lockdown.
Bad arthritis in thumb joints and use tiger balm on them and weather thermal fingerless gloves when outside.
Ice and heat packs when aches get bad.

Have suffered for years from morning stiffness which is worse in winter and lasts longer. So every morning starts with a hot bath. Then, as I don't want to pop pills every day unless it is particularly bad, I use Tiger Balm on source areas, and a hot water bottle behind my back when at my desk

I'm not sure managing is the right word, maybe coping is better. My arthritis has become much worse in so many joints due to the increased inactivity imposed by the lockdown restrictions. I did Yoga & Pilates two or three times a week with an additional swim sometimes and know that it helped me a lot, have tried to keep up with this a bit with online classes but just cannot drum up the enthusiasm very often without the company of class mates. Take magnesium, vitamin D and Ibuprofen when it all gets too much.

Plenty of NHS-recommended exercises and walking (even with Coronavirus), and heat applied to painful areas (hot water bottles or microwaveable "bean bags")

keeping moving and using a small hot water bottle on the painful bits when at home :-)

I took up running in my late 40s and then ended up referred for physio because of hip pain. The running was life changing but the physio was too. He got me doing one legged planking amongst other things and building up core strength. So ever since then I have kept up with all those exercises as well as weight training and now some HIIT for while it's been too icy to run. Lots of good stretching too. Body strength and regular exercise is my way of keeping all joints and pain in order as long as possible!

Try losing some weight, as weight loss helps reduce pressure on joints and so eases the pain. My knees hurt, so I've given up chocolate and sweets for nearly 3 months so far. I just need to stop eating lots of packets of Smoky Bacon Crisps now too!

Are you prone to experiencing painful joints in the colder months?
Yes, fingers particularly

Perhaps you have a go-to exercise routine that helps you with your aches and pains?
No, I just keep active

Do you swear by a particular vitamin or supplement?
No, I take a multivitamin

Or maybe you have a secret remedy that keeps you out and about?
No, just heat

Whatever they may be, we’d love to hear your secrets to managing a winter joint pain flare up.
Use basic analgesics, gels, warmth and keep as active as you can

My joints seem to ache more in the cold weather, so I find a hot water bottle helps. I also like to walk, so this does help loosen them up a bit.

Arthritis of the big toe and a keen runner. I find keeping my feet warm in the winter and strapping the joint when I run are a great help. Also tried a bit of acupuncture.

Hearty soups with lots of turmeric keep me warm and help with my joints.

Just over 2 years ago I was diagnosed with arthritis in my knee. I could hardly walk but my GP gave me a steroid injection which was like a miracle. I do daily exercises which are not painful and although I have discomfort getting comfortable in bed I don't have any pain which is amazing

I manage to keep active, walking everyday and have found that yoga really helps with the back pain I suffer with. it is both relaxing and helps with strength.

I find that a hot bath with Epsom salts is marvellous at soothing my creaks!