Joint Pain Causes

Many sufferers from joint pain find relief in yoga.  Especially for those with joint pain in the lower back, the Sacroiliac join, yoga can help treat the more painful symptoms of joint pain.  For those of you already into yoga, you’ll want to do twists and asymmetrical forward bends to help.  If you haven’t picked [...]

If you are living with chronic joint pain, it’s likely the cause is not exercise alone.  Acute joint pain may come from overuse, but the tendency to give up on exercise by those suffering from chronic joint pain is not good.  The problem is that, in many ways, working out can help ease joint pain.  [...]

This is one of the biggest urban legends about joint pain.  One has to wonder, does frequent cracking of joints, like knuckles actually cause arthritis or is it an old wive’s tale?  Most studies out now believe that cracking your joints is not a significant cause of joint pain.  In fact, many doctors believe that [...]

Because the causes of joint pain lend themselves to it being a chronic disease, ice does not help improve function or relieve pain.  The most common remedy for joint pain is the use of heat.  Heat can be used to relax the muscle if used after swelling has subsided.  Warm baths and heating pads both [...]