“WHAT’S CAUSINGMY JOINT PAIN?” Your Pain Could Be Caused By Arthritis
Relieving Joint Pain Exercising is important to help reduce joint pain and stiffness. Light to moderate- intensityphysicalactivitycanactuallyprevent a decline in function, even restoring health. However, some people with arthritis may be reluctant to exercise because of joint pain after activity. Youcantakevariousstepstorelievepain,such as heat and cold therapy, or pain relievers, making it easier for you to exercise and stay active. In addition to physical therapy, choose non–impact exercises such as bicycling, swimming or water exercise. Furthermore, research shows that even modest weight loss combined with exercise is more effective in decreasing pain and restoring function than either weight loss or exercise alone. If you are suffering with arthritis pain, call us today and discover how we can relieve your pain, returning you to a more active, pain-free lifestyle!
Millions of Americans suffer through arthritis pain every day, taking Ibuprofen and stronger medication to numb the pain and address the ongoing inflammation. The definition of arthritis is joint inflammation, however the term has acquired a wider meaning. Arthritis is now used as a generic term for osteoarthritisandotherconditions thataffect joints. The pattern, severity and location of arthritis symptoms can vary depending on the specific form of the disease. Typically, arthritic conditions are characterized by pain and stiffness in and around one or more joints. The symptoms can develop gradually or suddenly. Certain rheumatic conditions can also involve the immune system and various internal organs of the body. Physical therapy is an important part of the ongoing treatment for arthritis. Physical therapy strengthens, stretches and stabilizes musclessurroundingaffected jointsproviding needed support.
Steve’s Monthly Recipe Cilantro-Lime-Garlic Shrimp
Every summer my wife grows and herb garden. It is great to have fresh herbs when cooking. The herbs grow like crazy and we end up with more than we can manage. So, some nights we plan our meal around what herbs we want to use. This recipe was created since we had so much cilantro. Fresh cilantro is so much better
mins. If you marinade for too long the acid from the lime juice will cure the shrimp as if you were making ceviche. Set up grill for direct grilling. Means shrimp goes right over the heat. I used charcoal grill since it adds a little smoke flavor from the charcoal. Make sure the grill grates are clean, hot and oiled before adding shrimp… prevents sticking. I like to put shrimp on flat skewers. The skewers make it easier to manage lots of shrimp. Flat skewers keep the food from spinning when grilling. If you don’t have flat skewers you can double up and use 2. Grill shrimp over direct heat for about 2 mins. Turn and add baste with the marinade you set aside. Grill 2 mins and turn to add marinade. Shrimp will cook in about 5-6 mins. Cut one lime in half and grill cut side down while shrimp is cooking. Remove shrimp from grill and garnish with fresh cilantro and squeeze grilled limes over the shrimp. Shrimp can be served on skewers or removed. Use grill gloves to handle the hot skewers. Shrimp can be served as an appetizer to many or as dinner for a few. Enjoy! We served shrimp with grilled corn and green beans.
than what you buy in the store. Buy fresh shrimp. I recommended jumbo or larger. There are about 20 shrimp in a pound of jumbo shrimp. If you don’t want to clean and devein the shrimp, you can buy it already prepped, but will cost a little extra…. worth it. The marinade: Chop 3-4 garlic cloves. Rough chop cilantro about 2 tablespoons. Leave some cilantro whole to garnish after grilling. Zest one lime. Juice of one lime. 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. Coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste. Mix all the ingredients. Set aside some marinade to baste shrimp while cooking. Add shrimp and marinade for 15-20
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