Healthy Me

I've noticed that the joint pain I've had for the last couple of years hasn't decreased yet.  I don't know if it is thyroid-related, too much time at the computer in the wrong chair, or something else not yet diagnosed.  Whenever I get up, I have to walk it off.  It takes a few steps and then it's gone.  Makes me feel old.

Perhaps I should check out www.glucosaminesulphate.org for joint pain. It's supposed to help rebuild cartilage. I wonder if that would help my TMJ (temporal mandibular joint disease - basically, I have no cartilage between my jaw bones).

My husband has been experiencing a lot of pain through his wrist up to his elbow.  They tried steriod pills and then moved to a cortisone shot (he said those hurt).  They're thinking a tennis elbow type of thing (from the repitition in his job and playing guitar most likely).  If not, it could be arthritis. 

I think he should be looking at http://www.jointsupplements.net/ to see if there are joint supplements he can take to see if they help. I'm not too crazy about repeated use of steroids. He's had cortisone shots for his knees before for pain (he used to race bicycles cross-country and then road racing and really stressed his knees out) so he's familiar with them.  I just hope it's not a cover for the problem instead of a solution.