Woke up at 4 am. Pain in thigh. Maybe I was too keen doing exercises yesterday. But no longer do I reach for the Anadin. I am no longer in a state of learned helplessness. I start taking control. I feel for my known trigger points, run through the glutes, the TFL, the IT band, then hit the spot on QL. Eureka. I know I have found it. Massage both sides, relief, followed by deep,restful sleep until 7.30, when I wake up pain free and exulting in the control I now have over my so-called “Osteoarthritis”. – Claire Continue Reading

I recruited a number of volunteers with diagnosed hip osteoarthritis to help me gauge how best to present information to others in my osteoarthritis self help guide. One of my ‘guinea pigs’, Claire has kindly agreed to let me share her progress on this blog. Continue Reading