Cobalt...a friend told me about vitamin E. I was having leg and hip problems and it was becoming constant. I decided to try it. It worked. I still have arthritis, but it's now much, much better. I take 2-200u of E. It's reasonable costwise and you'll feel a difference in one week. I hesitated because everytime I try one of the healthfood stores "miracle pills," they don't work and I'm out $8! This actually worked for me. Worth a shot. Try it.
You know what I found for myself "arthritis/old back fractures" was one of those grabbers so I can pick things up off the floor. It is soooo painful to bend somedays and I do therapy swim ect...now I have gone through 2 of them and have 2 new grabbers.
What a wonderful lil tool. I pick up after the puppies toys and constantly drop stuff in caring for Chris all the do dads that pack sterile equipment and I can't stand a messy working arena so I have my grabbers on each side of the house one in Chris area and on it the kitchen.
Best pain relief I ever tried. : )