Diki,
I have had arthritis in my lower back for many years. Taking a minimal 100mg(blue) dose of Celebrex 3-4 times a week is so much safer than the knee-jerk 200mg(yellow)daily dose most doctors will prescribe, and no stomach problems as with Ibuprofen (that stuff KILLS my guts) and has completely ameliorated the problem. Without it I couldn't sit or stand in one place for more than 15 minutes..has also greatly helped the tendinitis in my hands. Try it.

But this may be even better: TURMERIC, an Indian spice that contains capsaicin(sp?), a natural anti-inflammatory. it's almost miraculous, but you have to get the concentrated caps, eating the spice will do little. they are available thru VITACOST.com,
not only the cheapest source for supplements but the best, especially their superb house brand called NSI. i had tennis elbow for months that no remedy incl Celebrex could help. I started with one capsule Turmeric a
day--after a week felt a little better. I bumped it to 2 caps a day..and voila! a week later the tennis elbow was gone. My hands had serious tendinitis after i practiced on my E60..took 2/3 Turmeric a day for a week..problem GONE. i now take it daily as a matter of course..it has other health benefits as well..great for digestion too.
The guy that gave me the heads-up on it was a guitarist whose thumb went KAPUT...nothing helped until he tried turmeric..in 2 months he was cured! He did tons of research on it and i'm grateful for all he told me. it works a lot more slowly than drugs..but it really works, and no side effects. Hope this advice helps! Lemmeknow

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Miami Mo

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