6 Part 2: Tests and Treatments: What to Expect Chapter 6: Your Doctor and You: Allies Against Arthritis Positioning Yourself for Treatment Success Choosing a Good Doctor Working with Your Doctor Speaking Your Doctor’s Language Figuring Out When You Should Find a New Doctor Chapter 7: Judging Joint Health with Low- and High-Tech Tests Checking In for a Check-Up Explaining Imaging Tests Backing Up a Diagnosis with Blood Tests Taking Other Tests on the Road to Diagnosis Chapter 8: From Aspirin to Steroids: Medicines for Arthritis Talking to Your Doctor Exploring the Five Classes of Drugs for Arthritis Uncovering Specific Medicines for Specific Types of Arthritis Chapter 9: Cuts That Cure: Surgeries for Arthritis Knowing What to Ask Your Doctor Before Undergoing Surgery Looking At Different Kinds of Joint Surgery Getting Ready for Surgery Chapter 10: Overcoming the Ouch: Strategies for Pain Management Understanding Arthritis Pain Differentiating Between Acute Pain and Chronic Pain Relieving Pain with Noninvasive Therapies Taking Pain Relief to the Next Level
7 Part 3: The Arthritis Lifestyle Strategy Chapter 11: Fighting the Pain with Foods and Supplements Finding Foods That Heal Avoiding Foods That May Be Trouble Saving Your Joints with Supplements Relieving Arthritis Symptoms with Other Nutritional Substances Chapter 12: Oiling Your Joints with Exercise Achieving Different Goals with Different Exercises Easing Joint Pain with Exercise Using Yoga to Ease Arthritis Pain Using Chair Exercises to Save Your Joints Maximizing the Healing Effects of Exercise Designing Your Workout Program Chapter 13: The Right Stride and Other Ways to Protect Your Joints Believing in Biomechanics Waxing Ergonomic at Your Workstation Standing Tall: Body Alignment Reducing Joint Stress with the Right Stride Saving Your Joints When Hitting the Hay Lifting Without Losing It Chapter 14: Controlling Your Stress, Aggression, and Depression Understanding Why We Hurt More Than We Have To Discovering the Healing Power of Positive Thinking Easing Depression and Anxiety with Prayer and Spirituality Chapter 15: Day-to-Day Living with Arthritis Taking Care of You Finding an Easier Way to Get Through the Day Joining an Arthritis Support Group Dealing with Arthritis in the Workplace
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Part 4: Is Alternative Medicine for You?
Chapter 16: Exploring Alternative Medicine
Understanding the Many Faces of Alternative Medicine
Easing Arthritis Through Alternative Approaches
Finding a Reputable CAM Practitioner
Working with Your Doctor
Figuring Out Whether Alternative Medicine Is for You
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