Joint Pain Self Help

• Rest the Joint

• If suspected fracture, immobilize and seek medical attention

• Where possible raise the joint to avoid further swelling

• Wrap a moist heating pad around the painful joint for 15-20 minutes to relieve chronic joint pain.

• Apply heat to relieve chronic pain and ice to relieve acute pain

• Exercise within the normal range of your body without over-stretching

• Massage the joint

• Take a pain medication to relieve the pain

• See your doctor if the pain does not improve in 3 days or worsens