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I did this once! I just put up with the pain but it took a while to come right. You could try rubbing voltarin gel or arnica on it.
It all depends on what is causing the pain, There are over a hundred different forms of arthritis. If the situation is not to serious taking aspirin or panadene can offer temporary relief. however in more serious situation anti inflammatory like voltarin seems to be helpful. After that you have to see your doctor as many of the drugs such as prednisone and disease modifying drugs require monitoring.
It all depends on if there is inflammation or not aspirin is also an noninflammatory which is handy in quite a lot of arthritis pain problems However if there is no inflammation then a simple analgesic should do the trick.
If you check the patient information leaflets with either, or both, medications, you will see that they both belong to the family of drugs called NSAID's. That is Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs. They reduce pain and inflammation in the same way and therefore do not need, nor should they be, taken together. If you do, you are at a much higher risk of stomach upset or worse, ulceration and bleeding.
The problem with the question is that is want to alter the outcome of the test without knowing exactly what the disease is. To find out you will need to have more tests done. If it turns out to be Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis then A rheumatologist is likely to start her on Non steroidal anti inflammatory like voltarin or celebrex in the hope of controlling the inflammation that can damage joints and cause pain. If the outcome with these turns out to be unsatisfactory. she may end up having to use a steroidal anti inflammatory like prednisone, and disease modifying drugs like methotrexate and plaquinil. the use of these drugs however needs to be closely monitored as some of them can have dangerous side effects.
There are many different reasons why one should be suffering from joint pains tey can range from excessive uric acid in the blood stream leading to gout to worn or damaged cartilage as is found with orteoarthritis or autoimune diseases like Rheumatoid arthritis. they are all. To understand what is required to deal with the nature of your complaint it would be wise if you were medically checked out in order to be able yo effectively control the damage being done to your joints before it is too late. However the first port of call are always simple analgesics ( pain killers) like aspirin or panadene, etc. next in line are the non steroidal anti inflammatory's that include voltarin. after that steroidal anti inflamatory's, and then disease modifying drugs such as methotrexate and plaquinell. Which of these is effective depends on your condition and most of them are not without their side effects that require constant monitoring.
There are many pain killers available that will deal with the pain of RA to some extent. However Inti anti inflammatory are the best way to go with this disease. when you are having a flare of RA you need to bring the inflammation causing the pain under control. in some cases this can be achieved by using over the counter medications such as "voltarin" (diclofenac) in reasonably strong doses taking care to follow the instructions as these are notorious for causing intestinal bleeding. next in line are prescription drugs such as "celebrex" (Celecoxib) these are less harmful to the gut and are more effective in combating the inflammation for many people. However there are many possible side effects The next type of drug used would be steroidal inti inflammatorys like prednisone. However regardles of how you relieve the pain of rheumatoid arthritis it is imperative that the inflamation is brought under control as it will completely destroy cartilage in the joint leading to disability, and disfigurement.
Thegenerally accepted method for dealing with RA is through the use of anti inflamitory's it would be wise to check with a doctor to make sure that the flareup being experienced can be brought under control before ti starts making problems in other joints of the body.
There are several drugs for arthritis ranging from aspirin to injectable medications. Please refer to your primary care Dr. or a rheumatoligist. You should not take any medicine without consulting your Dr. It also depends on what kind you have and the severity.
There are many different forms of arthritis so naturally there will be many different treatments. There is no known cure for arthritis however there are many ways to control pain and damage caused by this disease. To find out more go to the related link below (Arthritis treatments)