The Bottom Line
Pros
- Easy to understand
- 7-Step program well laid out
Cons
- Exercise is first step but can agrivate pain for some
Description
- Step 1:Exercise - Exercise can help to keep joints and mucles strong and may encourage weight loss
- Step 2:Nutrition - He outlines a eating program that can decrease inflammation
- Step 3:Aternative Therapies - A look at non traditional therapies that have been proven to help
- Step 4:Lifestyle Changes - Improving your overall health
- Step 5:Bodywork and Massage - soothing and relaxing
- Step 6: Mind Power - Use the power of your mind to decrease pain
- Step 7: Medical Treatments - Traditional treatments
Guide Review - Book
The authors have put together a very wholistic program that attacks arthritis pain from all fronts. Rather than depending on medication alone sufferers are instructed to use 7 steps that bring in multiple therapies to work together towards the goal of reducing or eliminating arthritis pain.In the United States alone there are more than 70 million adults who have been diagnosed with arthritis. It brings with it pain, stiffness and severely decreased enjoyment of life. There is no cure, and the treatment goals are to decrease pain and deformity and increase mobility. Pain medication alone cannot reach these goals, but this book outlines a plan that can improve life for many.
Dr. McIlwain's book is based on 7 steps, that can help arthritis sufferers to reduce pain.
Following these steps have helped many of Dr. McIlwain's patients suffering from osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, fibromyalgia and all the other types of arthritis to reduce the symptoms associated with these conditions.
Before starting any program like this, be sure to talk with your doctor. There could be some recommendations found in this plan that may run counter to some of the therapies you are already using, or some therapy that your physician is not comfortable with.
