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Stiffness Fingers - Articles
Paraffin Wax Therapy - Directions for Relieving Pain and Stiffness - Part 2 of 2
by
Amy H.
Posted
Sat 13 Dec 2008 11:27pm
Recently, I described how Paraffin Wax can help reduce inflammation and stiffness in your joints, and how nurses and medics have been using this treatment for quite a while. I’ve had this treatment in physical therapy clinics before, and have left feeling much better.
However, you don’t have to go to a clinic to try out paraffin wax therapy ...
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Blue Mountain Tea: A Sunny Medicine for Cloudy Days
by
Kiva R.
Posted
Sat 17 Oct 2009 10:00pm
Common Names: Goldenrod, Blue Mountain Tea
Botanical Name: Solidago spp.
Taste & Impression: Bitter, Aromatic, Astringent, sl. diffusive
Energetics: Warm, Dry
Parts Used: Flowers & Flower Buds, Leaves, Roots
Actions: digestive bitter, alterative, stimulant and relaxant nervine, diaphoretic, astringent, digestive aromatic (and carmi ...
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Take Control Of Your Arthritis
by
Dr Larry
Posted
Fri 28 May 2010 1:39pm
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Take Control Of Your Arthritis
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Posted by shawn ·
Filed under Get Hope , Wellness , Workshops
Tagged with Arthritis , Health , The Specific , Wellness
Take Control of Your Arthritis
It’s starts with stiffness in your fing ...
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I Would Sell My Soul for the Polka Queen
by
Kate K.
Posted
Sat 04 Sep 2010 12:38pm
I dread making the phone call to the Polka Queen (AKA Alice Aman), my former accordion teacher. I leave a garbled message on her cell phone about my slow, stiff fingers being unreliable because of Parkinson’s Disease and that I won’t be playing with her group at Oktoberfest in Denver this year. My days of playing the accordion in public are ...
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Rhythm-n-ning
by
davedandinfused
Posted
Sun 07 Feb 2010 11:35am
I've been feeling distinctly Thelonius Monk for the last couple of days. All stiff fingered and discordant. I can't play like him of course...It's just a good description of my health. I'd had a few weeks off from numb hands and pliered feet, which makes the return of it all the more unwelcome.
We're remounting a production of A Midsummer Nig ...
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The Lupus Misconception (HAWMC)- Day 10
by
TiffanyAndLupus
Posted
Mon 02 May 2011 12:00pm
Photo from TheNextWeb.com
Today's Post from the Wego Health ( HAWMC ) for Day 10 is about sharing secrets. To share with the public a secret or misconception about our illness that we'd like to make known.
Post Secret. You know the beloved PostSecret blog? Today’s prompt is to write down a secret that …really isn’ ...
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The Glamorous Side of Rheumatoid Arthritis
by
Audrey K.
Posted
Fri 03 Oct 2008 11:31am
Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis can make a person feel very lonely, and definitely not very glamorous. A recent little search online into celebrities suffering with RA made me feel a little less isolated and maybe not so awkward feeling. Stiff fingers and sore, aching knees don’t seem quite so painful when you can watch others live with ...
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Managing The Pain
by
pfly21
Posted
Fri 06 Feb 2009 6:03am
t starts with a subtle twinge in the knee or perhaps a little stiffness in the fingers in the morning when you wake up..
Sometimes it is a constant excruciating pain that can disable or cripple for life.. What am I talking about? Arthritis.
1 out of 7 Americans today have some form of arthritis.
Note what a doctor had to say "Chronic i ...
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The Journey
by
Amylia
Posted
Fri 24 Apr 2009 11:09pm
In lieu of a Flashback Friday post, I decided to post a poem I love by Mary Oliver, in the hopes that it may speak to you as it spoke to me. Life with diabetes is often a rough road, and day after day we start again, each morning poised at another beginning.
The Journey
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though th ...
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