What are my options / myLot

United States

July 8, 2007 7:19pm CST

I currently have arthritis in my ankles. I have not sought treatment for it because my father suffered from the same affliction. The doctor he used prescribed braces that froze the ankle joint in place. As a result, he never had use of his ankles again. I do not want this to happen to me. I am too young for this to happen. What are my options?

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casita

@casita (237)

• United States

23 Aug 07

Try MSM, another supplement. This has really helped me. Another thing that has helped me is magnets. My husband brought some home from work. . .some small brick-type magnets. I used to put them on my feet, one on top and one on the bottom and lay down for 5-10 minutes and the pain would just go away! I now use magnetic bracelets. People say the magnet thing is all in my head. I don't care! My feet feel great when I use magnets.

emisle

@emisle (3822)

• Ireland

9 Jul 07

I read in Reader's Digest that Botox is actually very good for a number of medical conditions, I believe arthritis may have been one of them. I can't say for certain that I'm 100% sure but I think it's worth looking into if it can in any way help.