4 ways to relieve symptoms of mild osteoarthritis
Experiencing mild joint pain? Here are some simple lifestyle tweaks that may help you manage the condition.
Have you noticed mild joint pain in your knees after a long walk or felt a bit of mild joint stiffness in your fingers when you wake up?
Mild osteoarthritis is common – around one in five Australians aged over 45 have the condition. While wear and tear on our joints is often blamed, the condition is now believed to stem from our joints working extra hard to repair themselves. Mild osteoarthritis can affect any joint, but usually targets areas like the fingers, knees, hips and the big toe.1
While symptoms of mild osteoarthritis can vary between individuals, they commonly include mild joint stiffness and mild joint swelling.2
4 ways to manage mild osteoarthritis
The good news is with a few simple lifestyle tweaks, you may be able to keep your symptoms in check and continue enjoying your daily activities.
Here are some ways to help ease mild joint pain.
# 1: Practise yoga
Regular yoga practice can help reduce mild joint pain, relieve mild joint stiffness, improve joint flexibility, strengthen the muscles around the joints for better support, and boost balance.3
#2: Stretch and strengthen your muscles
Stretching can help people with mild osteoarthritis by lubricating joints and improving and maintaining their range of motion.4
Strength training increases the strength, endurance and size of muscles. This may help to support joints, improve balance and mobility, and help daily activities become easier.5
#3: Eat healthily
A well-balanced diet is important for managing mild osteoarthritis. Not only does your body work most efficiently when you eat a healthy diet, but certain foods such as those with omega-3 fats (oily fish, linseeds, walnuts) may help relieve inflammation associated with mild osteoarthritis. Eating well also supports weight management, which is important, as extra weight can add strain to your joints, making symptoms worse.6
#4: Consider a supplement
Supplements can aid in managing mild osteoarthritis by relieving mild joint pain and reducing mild joint stiffness.
Consider Fusion Health’s Curcumin Advanced for supplement support
Fusion Health’s Curcumin Advanced helps support joint cartilage health and relieve inflammation, and has a new and improved tablet formula.
Curcumin Advanced contains clinically trialled7 Boswellia, a herbal extract, to reduce symptoms of mild osteoarthritis, as well as piperine from black pepper to promote the bioavailability of curcumin.
It also includes ginger, an anti-inflammatory, which supports healthy blood circulation.
Curcumin Advanced relieves mild joint pain, decreases mild joint inflammation and reduces mild joint stiffness.
Take two tablets a day to relieve inflammation, plus maintain healthy cholesterol and support healthy blood circulation.
Take three tablets a day to relieve symptoms of mild osteoarthritis. Minimum three-month duration of use recommended.
Relieve your mild joint pain and embrace the day!
*This post is brought to you by Fusion Health’s Curcumin Advanced. Always read the label and follow the directions for use.
1 Arthritis Australia, retrieved July 2024 from https://arthritisaustralia.com.au/types-of-arthritis/osteoarthritis/
2 Better Health Channel, Osteoarthritis, retrieved July 2024 from https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/osteoarthritis#symptoms-of-osteoarthritis
3 Arthritis Foundation, retrieved July 2024 from https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/healthy-living/physical-activity/yoga/yoga-benefits-for-arthritis
4 rthritis Foundation, Get in the Habit of Stretching, retrieved July 2024 from https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/healthy-living/physical-activity/getting-started/get-in-the-habit-of-stretching
5 Arthritis Australia, Strength Training, retrieved July 2024 from https://arthritisaustralia.com.au/managing-arthritis/living-with-arthritis/physical-activity-and-exercise/strength-training/ HERE
6 Better Health Channel, retrieved July 2024 from https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/arthritis-and-diet
7 Vishal et al, 2011, International Journal of Medical Sciences, 8(7), 615-622, retrieved July 2004 from https://www.medsci.org/v08p0615.htm. This study is funded by Laila Impex R&D Center, India
