My Mom is in pain from osteoarthritis?
She says shes not been able to sleep.. She told me she has it in her fingers elbows, hips and knees and just all over. She Doesn’t have insurance.. How can i prevent her from being in pain with out going to the doc?
There are free clinics in every city. Diall 211 on the phone. It’s the United Way. They will help you find one. She needs meds.
Many people have osteoarthritis. It is a common degenerative aging disease. I have it in my right knee, where bone meets bone and I am in pain all the time. Your mother needs to take a drug like Ibuprofen or an anti inflammatory drug. Regular narcotics pain medications are not the answer. She can take 2 Tylenol and 1 Ibuprofen together with plenty of food for pain. The other thing that will help is some mild exercise for her entire body. Yoga is great. You just want some stretching exercises for the body. Even if she just walks a few blocks each day that will help. Many cities have communities centers in which they offer free or low low cost programs. By the way is your mother overweight? Is she taking any calcium supplements? There can be a connection between High Blood pressure, cholesterol,diabetes and osteoarthritis. Get her moving