Good morning...
I want you to check out DMSO. (Dimethylsulfoxide).
This is one of the best products I have ever used for arthritis.
I first learned of this compound while working at the thoroughbred race track. It is poured over horses that are sore...and within 20mintues that horse can run! The grooms and the trainers use this by the gallon.
It was first discovered because it was used as a grease cleaner..and the people doing the cleaning were reporting that their arthritis was going away! The grooms have their hands covered in this too..(spreading it over the horse), and they report the same effect.
Since this compound was NOT developed by a pharmacy corporation, no one has ever done any medical trials with it. Also, because there is no patent on this stuff..no corporation is ever going to pay millions of dollars for the clinical trails. However, it has been in use world wide for more than 40 years by people like myself. Not any bad side effect has ever been documented!
OK.. so, read about this. Look up the information on the net. You can order it online. You can go to any store that handles products for horse racing.
The warning label on this stuff is a bit scary. This is because it has never been thru any clinical trials.
The only warning on that label which needs to be paid attention to is the need to be sure that the area is clean before you use it. This is because this compound penetrates the skin rapidly and it will carry with it any other compounds that might be present.
If you go to the doctor and get prescription drugs for arthritis it will end up costing you more than $100 per month....if you buy this product .. 3 oz will last you 3 months and cost you $9.00. You don't have to wonder why the pharmacy industry doesn't want this product known and used widely.
PS... the products that contain Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM (Like Flex-a-min etc) are expensive too... they are sold over the counter but cost about $35.00 for a two month supply. These also work (slowly) for joint pain. Well.. the MSM part of that is nothing more than the oral form on DMSO.