AFTER SIXTEEN YEARS OF RA I STRONGLY RECOMEND GETTING INTO WATER FOR STRENGTH, HOT TUB IS SOOTHING, FULL BODY MASSAGE A MUST AND A CHIROPRACTER FOR ALIGNMENT AND HEADACHES. THE BOOK 'THE ROAD BACK' BY DR, THOMAS MCPHERSON BROWN SAVED MY SANITY. I CALL RA THE NIGHTSTALKER. A CROSS POLORIZED MATRESS PAD BY NIKAN PROMOTES CIRCULATION AND A 3" MEMORY MATTRESS PAD GETS YOU MORE SLEEP. baby your feet and staY AWAY FROM SHOTS AS IT IS A BANDAID AND DESTROYS THE SYNOVIAL FLUID AND LEAVES YOU BONE RUBBING BONE. THE IMMUNE SUPPRESSANT DRUGS HAS BURIED 2 FRIENDS. GOOD DIET REALLY MAKES A DIFFERANCE, LOTS OF GREENS AND JUICING COULD IMPROVE YOUR ENERGY. PRAYER HAS GIVEN ME GREAT COMFORT AND DIRECTION. ACCEPTING WHEN TO GIVE IN AND REST IS ESSENTIAL. BEING A CONTROL FREAK I WAS SEVERLY PANIC STRICKEN, DEPRESSED AND FRIGHTENED. DR. BROWN GAVE ME UNDERSTANDING AND HOPE. SOMBRA OR SORE NO MORE IS THE BEST TOPICAL BUT BE SURE AND WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER APPLICATION. I AM 72 AND FULL BODY MASSAGE TWICE A WEEK AND A LONG HANDLED VIBRATOR EVERY MORNING TO GET GOING.(NECK, SHOULDERS, ARMS, HANDS, LEGS AND FEET. I TAKE A DARVACET ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, SOMETIMES MORE IF I CANNOT SLEEP. DOPE UPSETS YOUR BOWELS, ETC. THE LESS THE BETTER. LAST BUT NOT LEAST "laughter and more laughter" and crying is a rainbow to your soul!!!"