Joint pain

1. Usually Joint pain is felt more in the morning. Apply some ointment on the affected area before going to bed everyday.

2. Apply Eucalyptus oil where there is pain. Steam the affected area or dip a towel in boiling water, twist the water out from the towel and apply it to the affected area.
   

3. Simple exercises in Yoga, Cycling, Swimming, Walking etc. can control the pain. Keep the exercises simple and do not overexert. Doing exercises standing in chest level water also improves the pain.

4. Proper posture should be maintained while sitting, walking and lying down.

5. If overweight, control weight by reducing food and doing exercises.

6. Have one tea spoon of cod liver oil every day-Stick to the one tsp measure. Avoid use of too much pain killers especially those containing narcotic and sleeping tablets.

7. Have lots of fruits containing Vitamin C like Guava, Oranges, Gooseberries. Try avoiding milk and potatoes.

8. Fasting once a week having just carrot juice or cabbage soup helps to control a lot of problems associated with joint pain.
   

9. Cut lemon into small pieces and fry them in gingelly oil. Put the pieces in a clean cloth and tie it. Apply this warm pack to the affected area.

10. Boil tamarind leaf in water adding salt. Keep pouring the liquid on the affected area. This helps to reduce the pain.

Back pain

Back pain can occur due to bad posture, pressure on the back muscles and from taking too much weight at once. try out the following for controlling the pain.

• When you get a sudden back pain, lie on the bed and take rest for at least 2 full days,

• Apply an icepack on the effected area. After half an hour keep a hot pack. Repeat if needed.

• Keep pillows under the chest and legs and lie on your stomach. Dip a towel in boiling water, twist the water out from the towel and apply it to the affected area. Steaming the area also will reduce the pain.

• Heat some coconut oil or mustard oil mixed with a little camphor (Karpuram) powder and apply on the effected area.
  

• Heat some coconut oil mixed with crushed dried ginger and garlic. Apply this warm oil to the affected area and place a hot bag over the area.

But, if you get back pain without any particular reason or if it is accompanied with chest pain, breathlessness, stomach pain, fever etc or if the pain does not go or lessen even after 2-3 days or if the pain spreads to other areas like legs, knees, feet etc.show a doctor