The Arthritis Handbook : Improve Your Health and Manage the Pain of Osteoarthritis.
Title:
The Arthritis Handbook : Improve Your Health and Manage the Pain of Osteoarthritis.
Author:
Cooper, Grant.
ISBN:
9781936832019
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (212 pages)
Series:
A DiaMedica Guide to Optimum Wellness
Contents:
Praise -- Title Page -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I. - Getting To Know Your Joints and How Osteoarthritis Develops -- 1. - Understanding Your Joints -- CARTILAGE -- THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURES OF BONE -- THE SYNOVIAL FLUID -- 2. - How Joints Develop Arthritis -- SECONDARY ARTHRITIS -- BODY BIOMECHANICS -- PRIMARY ARTHRITIS -- CARTILAGE DEGENERATION -- INFLAMMATION -- FREE RADICALS AND ANTIOXIDANTS -- SUBCHONDRAL CYSTS -- 3. - Obesity and Arthritis -- THE CYCLE OF PAIN AND WEIGHT GAIN -- 4. - Making the Diagnosis -- JANET'S STORY -- PHYSICAL EXAMINATION -- PART II. - Nutrition -- A HEALTHY DIET EMPHASIZES FRESH FOODS -- A RETURN TO BASICS -- 5. - Nutrition Overview-Getting Started with the Cure -- DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, MOSTLY WATER -- EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES -- EAT MORE COLD-WATER FISH -- EAT RED MEAT SPARINGLY -- EAT FEWER PROCESSED FOODS -- 6. - Drink Plenty of Fluids, Mostly Water -- THE RESTORATIVE EFFECTS OF WATER -- HOW MUCH WATER DOES THE BODY NEED? -- ALCOHOL -- 7. - Eat More Fruits and Vegetables -- HOW MANY SERVINGS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES DOES A PERSON NEED? -- WHAT CONSTITUTES A "SERVING?" -- VITAMIN C-A POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANT -- VITAMIN E -- VITAMIN A AND BETA-CAROTENE -- VITAMIN D -- BORON -- SELENIUM -- WHICH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE BEST? -- PREPARING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES -- 8. - Eat More Cold-Water Fish -- WHAT ARE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS? -- THE EFFECTS OF FATTY ACIDS IN THE BODY -- BALANCING FATTY ACIDS -- WHICH FOODS CONTAIN OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS? -- FISH AND MERCURY -- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER -- 9. - Eat Red Meat Sparingly -- WHY SHOULD I EAT LESS RED MEAT? -- 10. - Processed Foods -- 11. - Changing Your Diet: Turning Words into Action -- PART III: - Exercise -- 12. - General Exercise Principles: Getting Started -- FLEXIBILITY -- AEROBIC CONDITIONING -- JOIN THE GYM -- 13. - Stretching.
HOLD THAT STRETCH -- THE STRETCHES -- LEGS -- 14. - Principles of Strength Training -- STRENGTH TRAINING BASICS -- WEIGHT-LIFTING TERMINOLOGY -- TYPES OF MUSCLES -- A WORD ABOUT REPETITIONS -- 15. - Strength Training Exercises -- THIGH MUSCLES -- HIPS -- CORE STRENGTHENING -- ADVANCED CORE STRENGTHENING -- CHEST AND TRICEPS -- SHOULDERS -- BICEPS -- TRICEPS -- FOREARMS, WRIST, AND HANDS -- 16. - Aerobic Exercise -- HOW MUCH AEROBIC ACTIVITY SHOULD I DO? -- THE IMPORTANCE OF COOLING DOWN -- 17. - Exercise Prescriptions for the Hip and Knee -- ARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE -- BEGIN WITH THESE STRETCHES: -- STRENGTHENING EXERCISES -- ARTHRITIS OF THE HIP -- BEGIN WITH THESE STRETCHES: -- STRENGTHENING -- CORE STRENGTHENING -- 18. - Achieving Lasting Lifestyle Changes -- TURNING GOOD HEALTH BEHAVIORS INTO HABITS -- PART IV. - Supplements -- THE COMPLEXITIES OF DRUG DEVELOPMENT -- Chapter 19. - Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate -- REDUCING THE SYMPTOMS OF ARTHRITIS -- CHOOSING A SOURCE OF GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN SULFATE -- 20. - Fish Oil and Other Supplements -- CHERRIES, AVOCADO SOYBEAN UNSAPONIFIABLES (ASU), AND METHYLSULFONYLMETHANE (MSM) -- PART V. - Medical and Surgical Options -- 21. - Medications -- BRAND NAME OR GENERIC? -- HOW SHOULD I USE MEDICATION? -- TOPICAL PAIN MEDICATIONS -- MEDICATIONS AVAILABLE WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION -- 22. - Injections -- STEROID INJECTIONS -- HYALURONIC ACID -- 23. - Surgical Options -- HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT -- 24. - Conclusion -- Glossary -- Web Sites for Further Information -- Additional Reading -- Index -- Copyright Page.
Abstract:
This comprehensive, but also highly practical and useful book deals with the basics what arthritis is, how it develops, and how readers can manage it. This is the first guide to osteoarthritis that focuses on how a combination of diet, exercise, and supplementation can be used to prevent and treat the disease. It will provide readers with the knowledge they need to take the appropriate steps to return to a healthy, pain-free, active life. The Arthritis Book begins by dispelling the common myth that arthritis pain is an inevitable part of getting older. The truth is that arthritis pain is no more inevitable than cancer or heart disease. By taking the appropriate steps, readers can reduce their chances of ever developing arthritis, and reduce the associated pain and disability if they already have it. There are numerous ways to prevent and treat arthritis. Getting back to a pain-free life requires a combination of common sense advice, an appropriate diet, targeted exercise, and a few carefully selected supplements. The Arthritis Book takes the reader on a detailed tour of how to combat arthritis by these simple means, and in many cases to avoid the use of medications, injection therapy, and surgery. When these more aggressive therapies are necessary, emphasis is placed on using them as a window of opportunity" to return to exercise and nutrition as preventative tools to keep the disease from worsening further. Detailed exercises with photographs can be done at home, at a gym, or under a trainer's or physical therapist's supervision. Nutritional strategies are presented in detail, along with suggestions for ways of keeping on track. Some of the advice is common sense; some is less obvious. Each topic discussed is accompanied by information about why it is important. In today's increasing subspecialization of medicine, it becomes even more important
for patients to know more about their ailments so that they can take an active role in discussing various treatment options with their doctors. This book enables them to do just that. The Arthritis Book provides readers with the information they need to advocate for themselves and to get the quality care they deserve.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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