Thread: Arthritis and woodturning

Originally Posted by Alastair

As I have been intermittently visiting the forums lately, this is a late chime-in

Never too late to chime-in. I have found the experiences of others enlightening and helpful and thank you for sharing these with us. Glucosamine figures prominently in the posts and I'm hoping that it helps with me as well.
I am feeling a lot more hopeful about a return to woodturning now than I was when I first visited doctors and physios.

Glad to see you're more optimistic Tiger. Yes, it can be a real downer when an ailment stops you doing what you love.

Just to add something: it appears that it works better for some folk when they use Glucosamine with Chondroitin added.

Originally Posted by Tiger

Never too late to chime-in. I have found the experiences of others enlightening and helpful and thank you for sharing these with us. Glucosamine figures prominently in the posts and I'm hoping that it helps with me as well.
I am feeling a lot more hopeful about a return to woodturning now than I was when I first visited doctors and physios.

I think it's good to know that others deal with this kind of thing and continue to turn or work. I always thought it would be interesting to set up a table next to the instant gallery at a turnfest type event where we could compare scars and trade stories. Maybe healers , witch doctors and snake oil vendors could set up shop too.
Then again, maybe that is not such a good idea.

Could be; snake oil finish might be a selling point ;-}

Originally Posted by rsser

Could be; snake oil finish might be a selling point ;-}

Perhaps a blend of snake oil and a jigger of the emu.

All kidding aside I spoke to a massage therapist friend and she reminded me of this one...
I found it to be very effective in an acute situation when combined with the Traumeel and massaged in.



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Some additional info from an old colleague of mine:

Not all glucosamines are the same. Some brands work better than others.

He confirms the chondroitin comment.

In his case, he had significant relief, (badminton player with back pain) but found that this faded after a year. Returning to it after a break, he again had an improvement but again temporary.

He also mentioned having heard that extremely high doses, (over 1000mg/day if I recall correctly), could show side effects. No confirmation of this though.

regards

Glucosamine Information Centre - Dosages and How to take

There's some useful info there; thanks for posting it Aussie.

But it's not independent info since they flog the stuff.

I used to buy glucosamine in powder form (1Kg drum), which contained MSM and Chondroitin. It can at times be bought for around $55 to $65.

Regards
Paul

I use the supplement MSM, which is a glucosamine and other ingredient compound. Works great for me. Have to take it for a few days to get maximum effect.