Treating Joint Pain Without Painkillers

Conventional treatments for joint pain and other symptoms of arthritis often include a class of drugs known as NSAIDs (like aspirin or ibuprofen), which help to alleviate pain but can also cause problems in the digestive tract when taken improperly or over an extended period of time. Injections into joints can also help alleviate joint pain, but this treatment may involve repeated injections and may also have side effects, in addition to not always being effective. Creams, physical therapy, and surgeries are also possibilities for treating the often-debilitating symptoms of arthritis. But one aspect of arthritis-related joint pain that you may not have considered is its probable relation to lowered levels of estrogen in the body. While a drop in estrogen levels often coincides with menopause, suboptimal estrogen levels can occur at any age. And research suggests that for at least some women with joint pain, they may be able to find relief through bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. Read more…