daughter has osteoarthritis

[patti4me]

Our 37 year old daughter just found out she has osteoarthritis in her lower back.  It is causing her such pain that she can barely walk.  She's had minor back issues for a good many years but this has hit her like a ton of bricks.  The unbearable pain just hit all at once and is affecting her ability to work; not sure how much longer her employer will put up with her missing so much work.  The spine and neck specialist she is seeing is doing some procedures to determine what can be done and he believes burning the nerve-endings in her lower back will give her maybe a years' relief.  Just wondering if anyone here has had these kind of issues and what was done to relieve the pain.  Appreciate any info.

[pstovall]

Look into EFT on the Internet.  It's a self help tool where you can tap on different acupuncture points on your body to relieve pain.  It's free, easy to learn and it works.  I've been tapping for about 7 years and it really helps me.  Nick Ortner has just written a book about tapping for pain relief that will be out later this month.  He's a good expert to look up, he and his sister Jessica. You will find a world of info on the Internet about EFT.  There are many excellent practitioners that share their knowledge.

[blondie71]

Our 37 year old daughter just found out she has osteoarthritis in her lower back.  It is causing her such pain that she can barely walk.  She's had minor back issues for a good many years but this has hit her like a ton of bricks.  The unbearable pain just hit all at once and is affecting her ability to work; not sure how much longer her employer will put up with her missing so much work.  The spine and neck specialist she is seeing is doing some procedures to determine what can be done and he believes burning the nerve-endings in her lower back will give her maybe a years' relief.  Just wondering if anyone here has had these kind of issues and what was done to relieve the pain.  Appreciate any info.

I have the same problem and others back issues as well.  I have been dealing with this since 1998 and I take all kinds of medications and back treatments and none of them take it all away I still deal with pain everyday and some days are worse than others.  I recomend that she get Medicaid Disability which isn't hard and start going to a specialist like nerology or pain managment and start her disbilility right away I have been fighting for it for 14 years and I am now 43  but didn't quit working until 2008 the best thing her employer can do is fire her so she can get her disability.  I didn't do that so I am still waiting if you want to talk more get a hold of me at live.com my nickname is tweety072871 I would like to help you through this and give my exsperiences.

[michele2042]

My husband has osteoarthritis.   I just ordered Tiger Balm Arthritis Rub.  He's only been using it a couple of days and is amazed at how much it has helped.  You can order it on Amazon or even Ebay.   We've always used Tiger Balm for sore muscles but this is specifically formulated for Arthritis.   It's a great product.   My husband wanted me to go ahead and order another bottle so we have plenty on hand.   Many folks don't care for the smell but we don't mind it at all.
Good luck.    I would suggest going the route of looking for natural pain relief.  Acupuncture, as suggested by another, is a great option.

[BATISTAGIRL663]

i am so sorry to hear this --she is so young --i will keep her in my prayers --