Joint Health - 101 Joint Handbook

Explore how healthy joints support energy and flexibility across life, and learn strategies to nourish, protect, and manage wear and tear to stay flexible and relieve pain with aging.

Understand why joint health matters for mobility, how joints link bones and muscles, and how to protect them—recognizing pain, inflammation, and reduced range of motion across joint types.

Explore common joint problems driven by inflammation, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, bursitis, and repetitive movement injuries, and learn symptoms and treatment options.

Learn to protect joint health by following a three-part program of endurance training, range of motion and strengthening exercises, with flexibility work, core strength, and varied routines.

Balance your diet to support joint health by pairing calcium with magnesium and vitamin d, plus antioxidants and omega-3 rich foods to reduce inflammation and pain.

watch your weight to protect joints, especially the knees, by combining exercise with weight loss to reduce stress and slow osteoarthritis. maintain posture and regular activity.

Learn home remedies for easing joint pain, including epsom salts baths, essential oils, sun exposure for vitamin d, hot and cold packs, chamomile poultice, and swimming.

Discover the best supplements for joint health, including glucosamine, chondroitin, sam-e, capsaicin, curcumin, omega-3s, and hyaluronic acid, to support cartilage, reduce pain, and improve mobility.

Identify non-surgical options for joint pain, including acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, topical gels, patches, and liquids, injections like hyaluronic acid and corticosteroids, and arthrocentesis, complemented by physical therapy.

Prioritize exercise and diet as the base for joint health. Supplements and physical or aquatic therapy can further support joints and help prevent inflammation and disease.