Table of Contents
Introduction.
PART I: What Type of Arthritis Do You Have?
Chapter 1: What Is Arthritis?
Chapter 2: Osteoarthritis: The Most Common Form.
Chapter 3: A War Within: Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Chapter 4: Other Forms of Arthritis.
PART II: Tests and Treatments: What to Expect from Your Doctor.
Chapter 5: Your Doctor and You: Allies Against Arthritis.
Chapter 6: Judging Joint Health with Low- and High-Tech Tests.
Chapter 7: Medicines for Arthritis, from Aspirin to Steroids.
Chapter 8: Cuts That Cure: Surgeries for Arthritis.
Chapter 9: Overcoming the Ouch: Strategies for Pain Management.
PART III: The Arthritis Lifestyle Strategy.
Chapter 10: Fighting the Pain with Foods and Supplements.
Chapter 11: Oiling Your Joints with Exercise.
Chapter 12: The Right Stride and Other Ways to Protect Your Joints.
Chapter 13: Controlling Your Stress, Aggression, and Depression.
Chapter 14: Day-to-Day Living with Arthritis.
PART IV: Is Alternative Medicine for You?
Chapter 15: Maneuvering Through the Maze of Miracle Cures.
Chapter 16: Herbs and Homeopathy.
Chapter 17: Hands-On Healing Methods.
Chapter 18: Ayurvedic Healing and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Chapter 19: Other Alternative Approaches.
PART V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 20: Ten Myths about Arthritis.
Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Prevent and Manage Arthritis.
Chapter 22: Ten Super Foods to Fight Arthritis.
Chapter 23: Ten Crackerjack New Treatments.
PART VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Glossary.
Appendix B: Resources.
Appendix C: Weight Loss andManagement Guide.
Index.
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