Stop suffering! Get relief for your joint pain

The latest edition of The Joint Pain Relief Workout To ensure delivery of our emails to your inbox, add hhp_info@info.health.harvard.edu to your address book. Please note this is for outgoing mail only. If you need help, please contact hhp_info@health.harvard.edu. View this email as a web page » | Share with a friend » | Unsubscribe » June 30, 2013

Do everything you love to do! Let this Special Health Report show you the moves to make! The Joint Pain Relief Workout Healing exercises for your shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles Dear benjamart, If joint pain ever makes you think twice about doing something you love, I hope you'll send for this Special Health Report at once! Prepared by Harvard Medical School physicians and master trainers, The Joint Pain Relief Workout report will show you how to increase flexibility, improve muscle tone, and lessen pain with exercises that are safe, rewarding and fun. These routines will help you feel, think, and look better — not to mention keep a spring in your step and a smile on your face as you continue to do the things you enjoy without the encroachment of stiffness or pain. As a health-conscious person, you already know the importance of regular exercise. You also know the obstacles, many of which we create for ourselves: "It's raining"..."I don't have time"..."I ache this morning." The exercises in this report take away the excuses. You can do them anywhere, on your own schedule, and they let you increase intensity as you progress. The workouts target those areas most affected by joint pain — shoulders, hips, knees, ankles, and wrists. Each workout consists of 11-12 exercises that strengthen and improve flexibility of that joint. Each exercise is illustrated and accompanied by tips and techniques, instructions for tempo and movement, and options for making the exercise easier or more challenging. These are exercises you'll continue to look forward to doing as you see and feel results. They're designed to keep you motivated. You can do them in your own home. Most require no equipment. Plus, the report gives you a complementary walking plan to tune up your heart and lungs. And you'll find guidance for warming up, for extending range of motion and improving balance, and for starting a slimming, energy-boosting diet. Don't sit still for joint pain! Learn the steps, stretches, and moves that will keep you on the go and in the game. Order your copy of The Joint Pain Relief Workout today. To your good health, Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Senior Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital Editor in Chief, Harvard Health Publications

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Create a plan for your back pain

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June 29, 2013

Create a plan to relieve your back pain More information Get your copy of Low Back Pain: Healing your aching back Treatment of low back pain has undergone a recent sea change. Experts now appreciate the central role of exercise to build muscles that support the back. This Special Health Report, Low Back Pain: Healing your aching back, helps you understand why back pain occurs and which treatments are most likely to help. This report describes the different types of back problems and the tailored treatments that are more likely to help specific conditions. Click here to read more » If you suffer from back pain, you've probably tried one or two ways to ease it. The range of options — from doing nothing at all to having surgery — is quite large. But the abundance of choices also presents a challenge. How do you know which therapy is right for you? Before you decide on a course of treatment, keep these four things in mind. Identifying the type of back disorder you suffer from is the first — and most important — step in finding how best to treat it. Although options abound, not all are appropriate for your specific back problem. Whether you’re experiencing back pain for the first time or you’ve suffered a relapse, seek the advice of an experienced, certified, and well-recommended health specialist. That might be an internist, family practitioner, orthopedist, rheumatologist, neurologist, neurosurgeon, or physiatrist. Be an active participant in your care. Learn as much as you can about the risks and benefits of the treatments you are considering. Be clear on your treatment goals. Perhaps you don’t intend to hike up a mountain, but you do want to go on that long-awaited trip and enjoy the view of the Eiffel Tower. Don’t be afraid to question advice. If a health professional recommends an invasive, experimental, or expensive treatment, consider seeking a second opinion from a physician who frequently deals with your specific condition. How you decide to manage your back pain will ultimately depend on many things. Taking all these factors into account will help you and your physician determine which of the available options are right for you. For more on healing your aching back, buy Low Back Pain, a Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School. Share this story: Digg Facebook Twitter

Featured in this issue Low Back Pain: Healing your aching back Featured content: • Who develops back problems? • Why does your back hurt? • Diagnosing back pain • Assessing your treatment options   ... and more! Click here to read more »

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3 ways to harness positive psychology for a more resilient you

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June 27, 2013

Chronic anger, worry, and hostility increase the risk of developing heart disease and other chronic conditions. In contrast, positive emotions have been linked with better health, longer life, and greater well-being in numerous scientific studies. But it isn't easy to maintain a healthy, positive emotional state. Positive Psychology: Harnessing the power of happiness, mindfulness, and personal strength is a guide to the concepts that can help you find well-being and happiness, based on the latest research. 3 ways to harness positive psychology for a more resilient you Intriguing research suggests that positive psychology can help you weather the routine ups and downs of life and also build resilience for times of greater difficulty. Here are three ways to capture the benefits of positive psychology. Express gratitude. Gratitude is a thankful appreciation for what you have — from a roof over your head to good health to people who care about you. When you acknowledge the goodness in your life, you begin to recognize that the source of that goodness lies at least partially outside yourself. In this way, gratitude helps you connect to something larger than your individual experience — whether to other people, nature, or a higher power. Set aside a few minutes every day and think about five large or small things you're grateful for. Write them down if you like. Be specific and remember what each thing means to you. Leverage your strengths. To reap the benefits of your strengths, you first need to know what they are. Unfortunately, according to a British study, only about one-third of people have a useful understanding of their strengths. If something comes easily, you may take it for granted and not identify it as a strength. If you are not sure of your strengths, you can identify them by asking someone you respect who knows you well, by noticing what people compliment you on, and by thinking about what comes most easily to you. Certain strengths are most closely linked to happiness. They include gratitude, hope, vitality, curiosity, and love. These strengths are so important that they're worth cultivating and applying in your daily life, even if they don't come naturally to you. Savor the "good." Most people are primed to experience the pleasure in special moments, like a wedding or a vacation. Everyday pleasures, on the other hand, can slip by without much notice. Savoring means placing your attention on pleasure as it occurs, consciously enjoying the experience as it unfolds. Appreciating the treasures in life, big and small, helps build happiness. Multitasking is the enemy of savoring. Try as you might, you can't fully pay attention to multiple things. If you're scanning the newspaper and listening to the radio during breakfast, you're not getting the pleasure you could from that meal — or the newspaper or radio program. If you're walking the dog on a beautiful path but mentally staring at your day's to-do list, you're missing the moment. For more information on drawing on your strengths and finding the positive meaning in your life, purchase Positive Psychology: Harnessing the power of happiness, mindfulness, and inner strength from Harvard Medical School. Share this story: Digg Facebook Twitter

News and Views from the Harvard Health Blog Volunteering may be good for body and mind Volunteering has positive implications that go beyond mental health. A new study suggests that people who give their time to others might also be rewarded with better physical health — including lower blood pressure. Read more.

The power of self-compassion Forgiving and nurturing yourself can set the stage for better health, relationships, and general well-being. Self-compassion yields a number of benefits, including lower levels of anxiety and depression. Self-compassionate people recognize when they are suffering and are kind to themselves at these times, which reduces their anxiety and related depression. While some people come by self-compassion naturally, others have to learn it. Luckily, it is a learnable skill. Harvard psychologist Christopher Germer, in his book The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, suggests that there are five ways to bring self-compassion into your life: via physical, mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual methods. He and other experts have proposed a variety of ways to foster self-compassion. Here are a few: •  Comfort your body. Eat something healthy. Lie down and rest your body. Massage your own neck, feet, or hands. Take a walk. Anything you can do to improve how you feel physically gives you a dose of self-compassion. •  Write a letter to yourself. Describe a situation that caused you to feel pain (a breakup with a lover, a job loss, a poorly received presentation). Write a letter to yourself describing the situation without blaming anyone. Acknowledge your feelings. •  Give yourself encouragement. If something bad or painful happens to you, think of what you would say to a good friend if the same thing happened to him or her. Direct these compassionate responses toward yourself. •  Practice mindfulness. This is the nonjudgmental observation of your own thoughts, feelings, and actions, without trying to suppress or deny them. When you look in the mirror and don’t like what you see, accept the bad with the good with a compassionate attitude. To learn more on how to draw on your strengths and find positive meaning in your life, buy Positive Psychology: Harnessing the Power of Happiness, Mindfulness, and Inner Strength, a Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School. Share this story: Digg Facebook Twitter

Featured in this issue Positive Psychology Featured content: • A science of satisfaction • Defining and measuring happiness • Your strengths and virtues • Gratitude   ... and more! Click here to read more »

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