Hand & Finger Arthritis - The Very Best Self-Help Ideas

This video is a summary of the best self-help ideas for nodal hand and finger arthritis. Treatments explored include splint and finger wraps, therapeutic heat, exercises and aids/adaptation. Subtitles available.

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[sherrievenuti]

The disfigurment of my finger joints has been going on since 2001 ish. So 23 years and now the pain has started. I have so much hope after listening and reading all the comments. Thank you everyone. Together we can overcome or at the very least minimize our struggles.
Forever grateful

[rredding]

Very interesting!
I got rid of my pain in wrists and fingers, and I can say that four of my friends repeated it. Two things:
1) Related to what you mentioned :)
These days our packaged food is loaded with sugar, refined carbs, cheap vegetable seed oils that cause insulin resistance and chronic inflammation. Quit using that, return to the food your great grand parents ate. Too bad that over 90% of the supermarket isles are a no go area... All this food promotes inflammation, and yes, arthritis IS inflammation 🔥
2) Almost no doctor knows this, but some pharmacists perhaps know it.. In countries where the soil has no BORON (an element with properties close to Silicon), like Haiti, arthritis is abundant.
In areas where Boron is mined, and it is in drinking water and vegetation, almost no arthritis occurs, like in Israel, Turkey and some areas in the USA.
I make my own supplement, a low dose of boron in water. After 4-8 weeks I was pain free, and this works for 70-80% of people. Do your own research! Don't believe me on my blue eyes, everybody is responsible for his/her own health!
You may search and download pdf's "Nothing boring about Boron" and "The Boron conspiracy".
Then there is a Dr. Jorge Flechas with presentations on YouTube. Very interesting and useful. You have to be persistent, but you'll find him.
Again, it worked for me.

So: Avoid inflammation and insulin resistance, those are leading causes for inflammation, disease and early death.
Having said that: if you smoke, or use alcohol: QUIT doing that.. Not helpful.
If you can, quit or minimize pain medication like Tylenol, Ibuprofen. It is a burden for your liver.
Also stop using all the bad vegetable oils, only saturated oils are ok, butter ok, avocado, coconut, olive oil ok. Bad are rape seed, canola, cottonseed, soy, sunflower oils, margarine. They are easily oxidized and promote chronic inflammation.
I hope you are not a vegan or vegetarian, meat is ok, processed meat only occasional. Forget the junk food, prepare your own stuff with products your great great grandmother would use. Eggs are super, if you can afford organic source. Seeds like pumpkin and sunflower seeds are good, some nuts, if you like it: fatty fish! Caught, not farmed.
If you use refined carbs and sugar, quit those as much as possible.. Not easy, I know. Treat yourself as being diabetic, unless you lived a healthy life.
I do intermittent fasting, I always skip breakfast. Oh, bread and cereals, cookies, cakes, deserts, sweets, most chocolate, sweet fruit, sodas are refined carbs too ❌

If you use medicines, find out for yourself what undesired effects they may have.. In that case do your own research for better alternatives and discuss this with your doctor. Never make changes without medical advice.

As said. I use Boron, that is a great supplement for bones! It regulates calcium, magnesium and phosphor. Also regulates testosterone, estrogen, and helps your brain. It is anti-inflammatory, and anti-molds. May help sleeping better.
*Very good against osteoporosis, when combined with vit D3 (best amounts above 4000 IU daily), K2 (most important, at least 100 micrograms per day, use the MK7 form), magnesium. at least 350 milligrams per day. Please note that when you are on Warfarin or Coumarin type blood thinners, you have to task to your doctor to change to another type of blood thinner. K2 and these drugs cannot be combined*

I make my own Boron supplement. I purchased borax on the internet. Some $10=€10 per kg, this is good for 30 years of use! Dead cheap!!
I dissolve 10 grams borax in 500 ml water. 1 ml solution contains 2 mg of active Boron. I take 5 ml daily, that equals 10 mg elemental Boron.

Most important is healthy food and doing your own searches on Google and YouTube. 🙏🏻💚

[wmanadeau]

Compression gloves that provide slight compression - I wear them often. I have nodal arthritis and lymphedema, gloves are very helpful. Could not play guitar for years, now I'm back to playing.

[elliewegman]

I have been issued with a wrist binder for wearing overnight. There is absolutely no way I will now sleep without them!. I wake without pain! My Dad used to use wax baths and swore by them. I am awaiting operation for carpel tunnel which complicates my condition, so I would urge others to check this out. I save my night dishes til the morning. Doing dishes in hot water with gloves really helps.

[carrie]

So glad to see your video about fingers and hands treatment for osteoarthritis, it is such a terrible thing. I used to have lovely slim fingers but arthritis is destroying them not to mention the pain and discomfort that comes with it.

[anneg]

Protect against irritating knocks and bangs... that is a great suggestion. Thank you.

[paulbond]

Great advice . My nodal arthritis is even more pronounced than that shown in your photo showing Heberden's and Bouchard's nodes .I can no longer play guitar owing to pain and discomfort but I took up piano accordion six years ago and this seems to give my fingers some gentle exercise whilst still allowing me to play accompaniment to songs .Cheers, Paul.

[sharondoan]

What clear and helpful explanations and instructions. I am very grateful.

[lindapalmer]

I find that washing dishes by hand helps with the pain. The hot water feels good on my hands and handling the dishes keeps the joints moving.

[RavenMadd]

Thank you wraps made my fingers better

[jorgemerigo]

This might only be wishful thinking but I have found some kind of emotional relief through gaining mobility through the exercises done while learning how to play the piano. Like going through the Hanon method exercises. Obviously this will not apply to all types of arthritis, nor to all degrees of development of the condition nor to really everybody, I am just hoping that my comment will help as many people as possible because it did help me feel better through a more agile mobility of my fingers. Plus I have fun playing the piano, additionally. There has been a notable difference vs when I started, in mobility of my fingers I mean.

[Diana-]

Great video thank you so much for all the practical advice lovely and clear instructions, so good to have different things to tackle this annoying and painful disease. You have a lovely calm and soothing voice too! Thank you again.

[jeffarcher]

For quick easy heat my Japanese mom has a cloth bag(sock can work) filled with uncooked rice.
A minute or two in the microwave and it is ready. It molds to fit and can be used on the neck, back, and knees wherever it's cold and achy.
It can last for months but does have a peculiar cooked grain smell that increases over time.

I've got a surf knob growing on my first fist knuckle.
I think it's from bumping my phone in my pocket.
I have a phone in one front pocket and my wallet in the other since a chiropractor said don't sit on your wallet.

[janjiguere]

Thank you so much for the information. God bless you😊

[debstayblessed]

Thank you Thank you. Straight to the point, clear, and very helpful!!!

[jewlzbulls]

didn't think of the coban wrap!! Good tip!!

[bonniehoke-scedrov]

This is my first time enjoying your YouTube channel. Great content! Looking forward to hearing more from you! Your video was so informative. Thank you so much!

[life]

Thank you for the video and all the informative comments.

[wheeledwillie]

Very informative thank you...just ordered the coban tape 👍

[missdollydaisy]

Castor oil is supposed to help with arthritic joints, especially if you use it with a warm wrap. I am experimenting with this at the moment.