I would like to participate in a new medical study regarding
natural therapies to help sore knees. According
to Eve Jacobs in her article, Knee Deep in Holistic Alternatives, Rutgers
Magazine (Winter 2014), Rutgers School of Health Related Professions is participating
in a study to discover the effects of massage on
knees.
Our knees support our weight and carry us through so many
daily activities they tend to wear out over time or become injured. Those who suffer from osteoarthritis may be
interested to know that massage – not just of the knees, but the whole body –
may offer some relief. The idea is that by boosting out immune systems the
effects of this condition may be alleviated. For the moment, surgery or drugs offer
the only relief, but we'll be eager to learn the results of this study, and maybe consider having more routine massages.
I recently experienced knee pain from standing, with most of
my considerable weight on one leg, for long periods of time. A bad choice
was not wearing supportive shoes while standing. Once I corrected the posture and foot wear, I
returned to exercising, a bit worried that I might do more damage. But after
careful exercise, I found my knee was better. Keeping our joints and muscles
moving is recommended by health professionals as a way to deal with arthritis.
Keeping blood circulating is important and that might be the
reason for the theory that massage helps alleviate the symptoms of
osteoarthritis in the knees. If that is the case, then a bit of heat treatment
might help as well. Heat is known to stimulate circulation and improve
flexibility.
Maine Warmers’ Knee Pack is a microwaveable heating pad that might be just the thing to bring
comfort and blood circulation to the knee. For kids, and kids at heart, Maine
Warmers offers an alligator and whale shaped Warmers, among other traditional and
animal shaped heating pads that not only provide soothing heat, but bring a
smile too. And a smile is healing in itself.
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