Natural Arthritis Pain Relief, Management & Treatment

Part 2: Arthritis can be very painful and debilitating for the sufferer. To improve your wellbeing, reduce pain, slow degeneration and manage your condition, it is important to focus on an anti-inflammatory lifestyle.

Natural Arthritis Pain Relief, Management & Treatment

Natural Arthritis Pain Relief, Management & Treatment

-

Welcome to part 2 of natural arthritis pain relief, management and treatment.

Arthritis can be very painful and debilitating for the sufferer, affecting both mental and physical health, as well as day to day activities and relationships. We hope you find these suggestions useful for improving your wellbeing, reducing your pain, slowing the condition degeneration and managing your condition.

Time to read: 5 minutes

Key Points:

  • Actionable natural methods to provide pain relief and reduce the symptoms of arthritis
  • Stress Management, Sleep, Hot & Cold Therapy, KYMIRA
  • Fully scientifically supported & referenced

Part 2: Arthritis can be very painful and debilitating for the sufferer. To improve your wellbeing, reduce pain, slow degeneration and manage your condition, it is important to focus on an anti-inflammatory lifestyle.

Stress Management

Stress is found to increase inflammation markers and reduce anti-inflammatory mediators in those with arthritis (20). Current stress levels are also found to have a direct relationship to the current disease activity in RA, showing that more experienced stress, exacerbates the condition and in turn, reductions in stress directly correlate to a reduction in arthritis symptoms (21).

Heightened stress is also found to increase feelings of arthritis pain (22) and the adrenalin released during a stress response has been found to make people hypersensitive to pain, increasing the pain again, experienced by the sufferer (23). So lowering stress is an important step to lowering the suffering from arthritis, personally and physically.

I would suggest taking a three phased approach to addressing your stress; incorporating enjoyable self care activities into your routine and lifestyle; adding in routine methods that are scientifically proven to calm the nervous system; and taking some time to identify what your personal stressors are and considering if you can make some lifestyle adaptions to make these more manageable. The first and third methods will be deeply personal to you, so I would encourage you to do this work.

The second aspect I would encourage you to consider clinically supported avenues such as taking up gentle exercise, diaphragmatic breathing exercise and meditation. Studies have found that practicing these avenues and developing their mindfulness effects, can be very beneficial to reducing stress, feelings of anxiety and depression (24, 25, 26). Meditation has also been found to actually change the brains neurological response to pain, as well as sufferers reporting experiencing less pain (27), making it an exceptional tool to utilise. For best results, these methodologies should be incorporated into your daily life to consistently help you manage stress and reduce your pain and subsequent inflammation.

Sleep

Poor quality and short durations of sleep are factors that increases the mediators of inflammation (28). It has been found that each additional hour of sleep, over 7.6 hours, leads to a an up to 8% increase in anti-inflammatory markers, whilst each hour lost leads to an 8% increase in pro-inflammation markers (29). Likewise, disrupted sleep can cause a significant increase in the inflammation markers (30), so addressing sleep quality and duration is essential for improving arthritis.

The difficulty is, 54% of arthritis sufferers report poorer sleep due to the condition (37) and also find their arthritis symptoms, pain and mood worsen with poor sleep (31). This creates a vicious cycle of of pain and increases in inflammation.

Improving your general arthritis symptoms with the help of these other steps, should have a knock on effect of improving your quality of sleep and vice versa in this reciprocal relationship. Likewise, by taking part in exercise, reducing your stress and meditating, as in the discussions above, these are independently found to improve sleep quality (32, 33, 34). Stress meditating

Focusing on improving sleep specifically, there are many things that can help. Improving your sleep environment with supportive bedding, a blackened room, reducing noise and strategic pillow support placement, can help make you more comfortable and sleep deeper. Likewise developing an effective sleep hygiene routine by going to bed at the same time, developing a relaxing wind down process, avoiding devices with stimulating blue light for an hour before bed, avoiding caffeine from the afternoon and spending the evening in a darkened environment to stimulate your sleep hormone melatonin, are all found to help. Melatonin is also developed from sun exposure, so gaining your adequate vitamin D rays support sleep depth and duration. Finally heat treatment and using KYMIRA infrared, can also improve your sleep quality, please continue for these below.

Hot & Cold Therapy

Heating and cooling sore joints can help to relieve the painful symptoms and the inflammation in arthritis (35). Cold treatments such as applying gel ice packs, can be effective as part of treatment for reducing swelling and inflammation. Sufferers report applying heat to be very soothing for the pain and relaxing to the muscles around affected joints, that in turn help them to relax.

Heat can be applied by taking a hot shower or bath, applying topical heat packs and using products such as capsaicin based heating creams. Capsaicin is a hot child pepper that warms on the skin when applied. Usefully it is also found to be regionally pain reducing by stimulating the bodies nerve endings, as pain and temperature are felt along the same neural pathways. Some sufferers find using electric heated blankets useful, throughout the night, finding it helps them get to sleep easier and that the heat reduces waking stiffness.

KYMIRA

KYMIRA infrared clothing can be used to both manage the symptoms and treat and reduce the causes of arthritis.

The infrared offers natural pain relief benefits. The Nitric Oxide produced with the support of KYMIRA products, has a direct relationship with reducing pain levels. Nitric Oxide activates a chemical called Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate, also called cGMP, which is the same chemical activated when we take an opiate painkiller. Although the effect off KYMIRA will not be as potent as taking an opiate, the products are clinically proven to significantly reduce pain levels without the side effects or addictive risks associated.

Due to the vasodilating effects of the Nitric Oxide, KYMIRA products support a reduction in inflammation by opening up the blood vessels and increasing the blood flow. In doing so the body can more efficiently remove excess fluids from the site of the inflammation. The infrared waves penetrate 4cm deep and in a peripheral shape, offering effective treatment to affected joints.

It is found that arthritis sufferers can be temperature sensitive (36), with their arthritis affected by weather and temperature changes, particularly the cold. KYMIRA products aid the body's ability to regulate it's internal temperature, due to the increase in circulation, tissue oxygen levels and cell energy. The KYMIRA fabrics themselves offer exceptional warming properties, warming up quicker and then storing the thermal energy 63% longer than an equivalent weight fabric would in clinical trials. The muscle relaxation effect of the infrared compliments too, easing tension and making you feel more comfortable.

As KYMIRA is pain reliving it can be an excellent support to help you begin and maintain an arthritis suitable exercise regime, as discussed in part 1 of the blog. It is also ideal to wear during sleep, with the additional support of the thermoregulating benefits to help you maintain the ideal sleeping temperature. Furthermore, KYMIRA infrared clothing has been found to improve sleep quality by 15.9%, which correlated to a 15.8% improvement in feelings of fatigue and a 13.6% reduction in soreness. Wearers report the fall asleep faster, have less nighttime awakenings and wake up feeling more rejuvenated.

KYMIRA products are FDA certified as a medical device and the ranges can be viewed here: Men's - Women's .

If you have any questions or feedback, please leave us a comment or get in touch.

Part 1: Natural Arthritis Pain Relief, Management & Treatment

 Expand For References

Association of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Allergic Diseases: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study, Lai, Tsai, Koo, Lu, 2015. The Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis is Associated with Milk or Egg Allergy, Li, Yan, Chen, Ji, Huang, Yang, Lui, Yang, 2016. Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Meta-analysis, Lee, Bae, Song, 2012. Turmeric Extracts Containing Curcuminoids Prevent Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis, Funk, Oyarzo, Frye, Chen, Lantz, Jolad, Solyom, Timmermann, 2008. Recommended summer sunlight exposure levels can produce sufficient levels at UK latitudes, 2010, Rhodes, Webb, Fraser, Kift, Durkin, Allan, O'Brien, Vail, Berry. Ultraviolet Radiations: Skin Defense-Damage Mechanism, 2017, Mohania, Chandel, Kumar, Verma, Digvijay, Tripathi, Choudhury, Mitten, Shah. Sunlight & Vitamin D, 2013, Wacker, Holick Vitamin D: Biology, Actions, and Clinical Implications, 2013, Feldman, Krishnan, Swami. Vitamin D deficiency, 2007, Holick Intentional Weight Loss for Overweight and Obese Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: Is More Better? Messier, Resnik, Beavers, Mihalko, Miller, Nicklas, DeVita, Hunter, Lyles, Eckstein, Guermazi, Loese, 2018. Arthritis Survey 2020: living life to the full, Future You Cambridge, 2020. Iyengar Yoga for Treating Symptoms of Osteoarthritis of the Knees: A Pilot Study, Kolasinski, Garfinkel, Tsai, Matz, Van Dyke, and Ralph Schumacher, 2005. The benefits of yoga for rheumatoid arthritis: results of a preliminary, structured 8-week program, Badsha, Chhabra, Leibman, Mofti, Kong, 2009. Exploring Tai Chi in rheumatoid arthritis: a quantitative and qualitative study, Uhlig, Fongen, Steen, Christie, Odegard, 2010. Effects of a Behavioral Intervention, Tai Chi Chih, on Varicella-Zoster Virus Specific Immunity and Health Functioning in Older Adults, Irwin, Pike, Cole, and Oxman, 2003. Effect of integrated yoga practices on immune responses in examination stress – A preliminary study, Gopal, Mondal, Gandhi, Arora, Bjattacharjee, 2011. Dance-based Exercise Therapy for People with Arthritis: An Update and Commentary, Marks, 2016. Understanding Endorphins and Their Importance in Pain Management, 2010, Sprouse-Blum, Smith, Sugai, Don Parsa Beta-Endorphins: Anti-inflammatory activity in holistic treatment of diseases, Shrihari, 2018. Chronic stress and regulation of cellular markers of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis: Implications for fatigue, Davis, Zautra, Younger, Motivala, Attrep, Irwin, 2007. The relation between stress and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis, Thomason, Brantley, Jones, Dyer, Morris, 1992. Depression and Reactivity to Stress in Older Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis, Zautra, Smith, 2001. Chronic Stress, Cortisol Dysfunction, and Pain: A Psychoneuroendocrine Rationale for Stress Management in Pain Rehabilitation, 2014, Hannibal, Bishop. Aerobic exercise reduces levels of cardiovascular and sympathoadrenal responses to mental stress in subjects without prior evidence of myocardial schema, 1990, Blumenthal, Fredrikson, Kuhn, Ulmer, Waslh-Riddle, Appelbaum. Effects of diaphragmatic breathing on stress levels of nursing students , 2008, Consolo, Fusner, Staib. Stress Reduction through Mindfulness Meditation, 1997, Karger, Basel. Neural mechanisms supporting the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and pain, 2018, Zeidan, Salomons, Farris, Emerson, Adler-Neal, Jung, Coghill. Sleep Duration and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Patel, Zhu, Storfer-Isser, Mehra, Jenny, Tracy,Redlin, 2009. Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Duration, and Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies and Experimental Sleep Deprivation, Irwin, Olmstead, Carroll, 2016. Sleep Loss Exacerbates Fatigue, Depression, and Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Irwin, Olmstead, Carrillo, Sadeghi, Fitzgerald, Ranganath, Nicassio, 2012. Mindfulness Meditation Targets Transdiagnostic Symptoms Implicated in Stress-Related Disorders: Understanding Relationships between Changes in Mindfulness, Sleep Quality, and Physical Symptoms, Greeson, Zarrin, Smoski, et al, 2018 The bidirectional relationship between exercise and sleep: Implications for exercise adherence and sleep improvement, 2014, Kline. Mindfulness in Motion: a Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Reduce Stress and Enhance Quality of Sleep in Scandinavian Employees, Klatt, Norre, Reader, Yodice, White, 2016. Mindfulness Meditation and Improvement in Sleep Quality and Daytime Impairment Among Older Adults With Sleep Disturbances, Black, O'Reilly, Olmstead, 2015. Reduction of pain-related behaviors with either cold or heat treatment in an animal model of acute arthritis, Sluka, Christy, Peterson, Rudd, Troy, 1999. THU0633 Temperature sensitivity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Mandl, Alasti, Kerschbaumer, Kaltenberger, Krennert, Supp, Landesmann, Smolen, Aletaha, 2017. Rheumatoid Arthritis: In Depth, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/rheumatoid-arthritis-in-depth

« Back to blog

{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "articleBody": "\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \nWelcome to part 2 of natural arthritis pain relief, management and treatment. \nArthritis can be very painful and debilitating for the sufferer, affecting both mental and physical health, as well as day to day activities and relationships. We hope you find these suggestions useful for improving your wellbeing, reducing your pain, slowing the condition degeneration and managing your condition.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \nTime to read: 5 minutes\nKey Points:\n\nActionable natural methods to provide pain relief and reduce the symptoms of arthritis\nStress Management, Sleep, Hot \u0026amp; Cold Therapy, KYMIRA\nFully scientifically supported \u0026amp; referenced\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n Part 2: Arthritis can be very painful and debilitating for the sufferer. To improve your wellbeing, reduce pain, slow degeneration and manage your condition, it is important to focus on an anti-inflammatory lifestyle.\n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Stress Management \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \nStress is found to increase inflammation markers and reduce anti-inflammatory mediators in those with arthritis (20). Current stress levels are also found to have a direct relationship to the current disease activity in RA, showing that more experienced stress, exacerbates the condition and in turn, reductions in stress directly correlate to a reduction in arthritis symptoms (21). \nHeightened stress is also found to increase feelings of arthritis pain (22) and the adrenalin released during a stress response has been found to make people hypersensitive to pain, increasing the pain again, experienced by the sufferer (23). So lowering stress is an important step to lowering the suffering from arthritis, personally and physically. \nI would suggest taking a three phased approach to addressing your stress; incorporating enjoyable self care activities into your routine and lifestyle; adding in routine methods that are scientifically proven to calm the nervous system; and taking some time to identify what your personal stressors are and considering if you can make some lifestyle adaptions to make these more manageable. The first and third methods will be deeply personal to you, so I would encourage you to do this work.\nThe second aspect I would encourage you to consider clinically supported avenues such as taking up gentle exercise, diaphragmatic breathing exercise and meditation. Studies have found that practicing these avenues and developing their mindfulness effects, can be very beneficial to reducing stress, feelings of anxiety and depression (24, 25, 26). Meditation has also been found to actually change the brains neurological response to pain, as well as sufferers reporting experiencing less pain (27), making it an exceptional tool to utilise. For best results, these methodologies should be incorporated into your daily life to consistently help you manage stress and reduce your pain and subsequent inflammation. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Sleep\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \nPoor quality and short durations of sleep are factors that increases the mediators of inflammation (28). It has been found that each additional hour of sleep, over 7.6 hours, leads to a an up to 8% increase in anti-inflammatory markers, whilst each hour lost leads to an 8% increase in pro-inflammation markers (29). Likewise, disrupted sleep can cause a significant increase in the inflammation markers (30), so addressing sleep quality and duration is essential for improving arthritis.\nThe difficulty is, 54% of arthritis sufferers report poorer sleep due to the condition (37) and also find their arthritis symptoms, pain and mood worsen with poor sleep (31). This creates a vicious cycle of of pain and increases in inflammation. \nImproving your general arthritis symptoms with the help of these other steps, should have a knock on effect of improving your quality of sleep and vice versa in this reciprocal relationship. Likewise, by taking part in exercise, reducing your stress and meditating, as in the discussions above, these are independently found to improve sleep quality (32, 33, 34). Stress meditating \nFocusing on improving sleep specifically, there are many things that can help. Improving your sleep environment with supportive bedding, a blackened room, reducing noise and strategic pillow support placement, can help make you more comfortable and sleep deeper. Likewise developing an effective sleep hygiene routine by going to bed at the same time, developing a relaxing wind down process, avoiding devices with stimulating blue light for an hour before bed, avoiding caffeine from the afternoon and spending the evening in a darkened environment to stimulate your sleep hormone melatonin, are all found to help. Melatonin is also developed from sun exposure, so gaining your adequate vitamin D rays support sleep depth and duration. Finally heat treatment and using KYMIRA infrared, can also improve your sleep quality, please continue for these below.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Hot \u0026amp; Cold Therapy\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \nHeating and cooling sore joints can help to relieve the painful symptoms and the inflammation in arthritis (35). Cold treatments such as applying gel ice packs, can be effective as part of treatment for reducing swelling and inflammation. Sufferers report applying heat to be very soothing for the pain and relaxing to the muscles around affected joints, that in turn help them to relax.\nHeat can be applied by taking a hot shower or bath, applying topical heat packs and using products such as capsaicin based heating creams. Capsaicin is a hot child pepper that warms on the skin when applied. Usefully it is also found to be regionally pain reducing by stimulating the bodies nerve endings, as pain and temperature are felt along the same neural pathways. Some sufferers find using electric heated blankets useful, throughout the night, finding it helps them get to sleep easier and that the heat reduces waking stiffness.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n KYMIRA\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \nKYMIRA infrared clothing can be used to both manage the symptoms and treat and reduce the causes of arthritis.\nThe infrared offers natural pain relief benefits. The Nitric Oxide produced with the support of KYMIRA products, has a direct relationship with reducing pain levels. Nitric Oxide activates a chemical called Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate, also called cGMP, which is the same chemical activated when we take an opiate painkiller. Although the effect off KYMIRA will not be as potent as taking an opiate, the products are clinically proven to significantly reduce pain levels without the side effects or addictive risks associated. \nDue to the vasodilating effects of the Nitric Oxide, KYMIRA products support a reduction in inflammation by opening up the blood vessels and increasing the blood flow. In doing so the body can more efficiently remove excess fluids from the site of the inflammation. The infrared waves penetrate 4cm deep and in a peripheral shape, offering effective treatment to affected joints. \nIt is found that arthritis sufferers can be temperature sensitive (36), with their arthritis affected by weather and temperature changes, particularly the cold. KYMIRA products aid the body’s ability to regulate it’s internal temperature, due to the increase in circulation, tissue oxygen levels and cell energy. The KYMIRA fabrics themselves offer exceptional warming properties, warming up quicker and then storing the thermal energy 63% longer than an equivalent weight fabric would in clinical trials. The muscle relaxation effect of the infrared compliments too, easing tension and making you feel more comfortable. \nAs KYMIRA is pain reliving it can be an excellent support to help you begin and maintain an arthritis suitable exercise regime, as discussed in part 1 of the blog. It is also ideal to wear during sleep, with the additional support of the thermoregulating benefits to help you maintain the ideal sleeping temperature. Furthermore, KYMIRA infrared clothing has been found to improve sleep quality by 15.9%, which correlated to a 15.8% improvement in feelings of fatigue and a 13.6% reduction in soreness. Wearers report the fall asleep faster, have less nighttime awakenings and wake up feeling more rejuvenated.\nKYMIRA products are FDA certified as a medical device and the ranges can be viewed here: Men’s - Women’s.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n If you have any questions or feedback, please leave us a comment or get in touch.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n Part 1: Natural Arthritis Pain Relief, Management \u0026amp; Treatment\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Expand For References\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\nAssociation of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Allergic Diseases: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study, Lai, Tsai, Koo, Lu, 2015.\n\nThe Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis is Associated with Milk or Egg Allergy, Li, Yan, Chen, Ji, Huang, Yang, Lui, Yang, 2016.\nOmega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Meta-analysis, Lee, Bae, Song, 2012.\nTurmeric Extracts Containing Curcuminoids Prevent Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis, Funk, Oyarzo, Frye, Chen, Lantz, Jolad, Solyom, Timmermann, 2008.\nRecommended summer sunlight exposure levels can produce sufficient levels at UK latitudes, 2010, Rhodes, Webb, Fraser, Kift, Durkin, Allan, O’Brien, Vail, Berry.\nUltraviolet Radiations: Skin Defense-Damage Mechanism, 2017, Mohania, Chandel, Kumar, Verma, Digvijay, Tripathi, Choudhury, Mitten, Shah.\nSunlight \u0026amp; Vitamin D, 2013, Wacker, Holick\nVitamin D: Biology, Actions, and Clinical Implications, 2013, Feldman, Krishnan, Swami.\nVitamin D deficiency, 2007, Holick\n\nIntentional Weight Loss for Overweight and Obese Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: Is More Better? Messier, Resnik, Beavers, Mihalko, Miller, Nicklas, DeVita, Hunter, Lyles, Eckstein, Guermazi, Loese, 2018. \n\nArthritis Survey 2020: living life to the full, Future You Cambridge, 2020.\nIyengar Yoga for Treating Symptoms of Osteoarthritis of the Knees: A Pilot Study, Kolasinski, Garfinkel, Tsai, Matz, Van Dyke, and Ralph Schumacher, 2005.\nThe benefits of yoga for rheumatoid arthritis: results of a preliminary, structured 8-week program, Badsha, Chhabra, Leibman, Mofti, Kong, 2009.\nExploring Tai Chi in rheumatoid arthritis: a quantitative and qualitative study, Uhlig, Fongen, Steen, Christie, Odegard, 2010.\nEffects of a Behavioral Intervention, Tai Chi Chih, on Varicella-Zoster Virus Specific Immunity and Health Functioning in Older Adults, Irwin, Pike, Cole, and Oxman, 2003.\nEffect of integrated yoga practices on immune responses in examination stress – A preliminary study, Gopal, Mondal, Gandhi, Arora, Bjattacharjee, 2011.\nDance-based Exercise Therapy for People with Arthritis: An Update and Commentary, Marks, 2016. \nUnderstanding Endorphins and Their Importance in Pain Management, 2010, Sprouse-Blum, Smith, Sugai, Don Parsa\nBeta-Endorphins: Anti-inflammatory activity in holistic treatment of diseases, Shrihari, 2018.\nChronic stress and regulation of cellular markers of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis: Implications for fatigue, Davis, Zautra, Younger, Motivala, Attrep, Irwin, 2007. \nThe relation between stress and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis, Thomason, Brantley, Jones, Dyer, Morris, 1992. \nDepression and Reactivity to Stress in Older Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis, Zautra, Smith, 2001.\nChronic Stress, Cortisol Dysfunction, and Pain: A Psychoneuroendocrine Rationale for Stress Management in Pain Rehabilitation, 2014, Hannibal, Bishop.\nAerobic exercise reduces levels of cardiovascular and sympathoadrenal responses to mental stress in subjects without prior evidence of myocardial schema, 1990, Blumenthal, Fredrikson, Kuhn, Ulmer, Waslh-Riddle, Appelbaum.\n\nEffects of diaphragmatic breathing on stress levels of nursing students, 2008, Consolo, Fusner, Staib. \n\nStress Reduction through Mindfulness Meditation, 1997, Karger, Basel.\nNeural mechanisms supporting the relationship between dispositional mindfulness and pain, 2018, Zeidan, Salomons, Farris, Emerson, Adler-Neal, Jung, Coghill.\nSleep Duration and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Patel, Zhu, Storfer-Isser, Mehra, Jenny, Tracy,Redlin, 2009.\nSleep Disturbance, Sleep Duration, and Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies and Experimental Sleep Deprivation, Irwin, Olmstead, Carroll, 2016.\nSleep Loss Exacerbates Fatigue, Depression, and Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Irwin, Olmstead, Carrillo, Sadeghi, Fitzgerald, Ranganath, Nicassio, 2012.\nMindfulness Meditation Targets Transdiagnostic Symptoms Implicated in Stress-Related Disorders: Understanding Relationships between Changes in Mindfulness, Sleep Quality, and Physical Symptoms, Greeson, Zarrin, Smoski, et al, 2018\nThe bidirectional relationship between exercise and sleep: Implications for exercise adherence and sleep improvement, 2014, Kline.\nMindfulness in Motion: a Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Reduce Stress and Enhance Quality of Sleep in Scandinavian Employees, Klatt, Norre, Reader, Yodice, White, 2016.\nMindfulness Meditation and Improvement in Sleep Quality and Daytime Impairment Among Older Adults With Sleep Disturbances, Black, O’Reilly, Olmstead, 2015.\nReduction of pain-related behaviors with either cold or heat treatment in an animal model of acute arthritis, Sluka, Christy, Peterson, Rudd, Troy, 1999.\nTHU0633 Temperature sensitivity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Mandl, Alasti, Kerschbaumer, Kaltenberger, Krennert, Supp, Landesmann, Smolen, Aletaha, 2017.\nRheumatoid Arthritis: In Depth, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, https:\/\/www.nccih.nih.gov\/health\/rheumatoid-arthritis-in-depth\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https:\/\/kymira.com" }, "headline": "Natural Arthritis Pain Relief, Management \u0026 Treatment", "description": "Part 2: Arthritis can be very painful and debilitating for the sufferer. To improve your wellbeing, reduce pain, slow degeneration and manage your condition, it is important to focus on an anti-inflammatory lifestyle.", "image": [ "https:\/\/kymira.com\/cdn\/shop\/articles\/unnamed_6f85ef0a-0eb0-4308-9dcc-9b6dcc7a192a.jpg?v=1667494724\u0026width=3000" ], "datePublished": "2020-06-11T12:31:21Z", "dateCreated": "2022-11-03T16:58:43Z", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah Jenner" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "KYMIRA" } }