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Arthritis Pain Relief : Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Provider

Arthritis Pain Relief : Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Provider
Priya Shah

Copyright 2005 Priya ShahA great place to begin taking charge of you arthritis pain relief and prevention planning is by making an appointment with your healthcare provider and finding out more about your condition and treatment options. Make sure to jot down questions ahead of time, and take them along in your journal or notebook, armed with a pencil to fill in his or her replies. Some questions to begin with may be centered around these:1. Do I have a form of arthritis? If not, what is wrong & what do I do next?2. If so, which type is it? And what can I expect short-term and long-term?3. What pain relief treatments are available? Which have side affects & what are they?4. What self-care solutions do you advise?5. Are there any limitations I should know about; i.e. special dietary issues, special activities to avoid, any OTC meds to NOT mix, etc.?6. What resources do you have to help with my diet and exercise planning?7. What other arthritic and other health resources do you have for my family and me?When you take in your questions, also take in a description of your symptoms so that your doctor can help better understand your situation and health. Make sure to note:- Where you have pain (same joint both limbs?)- When you feel pain – with certain activities, in the morning, when it rains, etc.- How long you have had the pain- If the pain increases or decreases, comes and goes, etc.- The type & intensity level of pain – stabbing, dull, cramping, stiffness – and low, mild or high pain- Note any limitations – can’t bend over too far without pain, can’t get out of car, etc.- Share any family history of arthritis- Tell about any OTC or prescription medications or other treatments you currently take or use.- Discuss any special diet you are on and exercise programs So try the different options available for arthritis pain relief and prevention.Give your joints a break as soon as possible from any excess weight they’re hauling around, even if it’s the weight of excess stress.Lighten up and make pain relief and prevention care part of your normal, everyday routine.For a comprehensive report on arthritis, visit Arthritis Remedies http://www.arthritisremedies.org About the Author
Priya Shah is the editor of The Glutathione Report andHealth Naturale. This article may be reprinted as long as the resource box is left intact and all links are hyperlinked.

Reebok Heart Rate Monitor

Reebok is a world leader in sporting equipment and apparel for sports and fitness. And when we speak of sports and fitness, there could be one important device to have: the Reebok heart rate monitor.

Since heart rate is very important during training, Reebok heart rate monitor assures you that every time you set yourself on training, you could get the most accurate heart rate reading anytime you want to. This would give you the idea of the status of your heart so if any discrepancy occurs, you would know and would be able to do something about it.

Reebok heart rate monitors come with the Softflex chest transmitter unless it the strapless heart rate monitor. But either you use the one with a transmitter or not, you need not compare because both can give you the heart rate data you needed.

Some special Reebok heart rate monitor models come with a cruise control training system that would automatically personalizes your target zone. Meaning, whether you are in a beginner, mid-lever or high intensity level, the Reebok heart rate monitor would adopt to your fitness level. This is possible through an alarm, both audio and visual, that would send a signal if you are out of your set zone.

However, Reebok heart rate monitor does not only serve individuals on training. Reebok heart rate monitor can also be used at home where you need to monitor your heart rate. It can also be used anywhere you go whether driving your car or taking a walk to the park.

For Reebok heart rate monitors are usually worn on the wrist, there are several features to add more functionality on the device. These include calendar, time of day, the current, lowest, average, and maximum heart rate, plus the percentage of the maximum heart rate, target zones, exercise functions, and more.

More there is a need to monitor the previous training records, Reebok heart rate monitors add memory as a feature. The memory would be able to record the minimum, average, and the maximum heart rate, the average heart rate per lap, and the time during, below, and under the target zone. With this memory capability, Reebok heart rate monitor would immensely provide you that much needed monitoring of your whole training.

Reebok heart rate monitor gives you the total training and home companion and would make heart rate monitoring easier, more convenient, and more accurate.