It's another day--another day ruined by the devastating effects of arthritis pain. You've tried just about every pain remedy possible, but your suffering goes on and on. You wonder if you will ever find any relief from your misery. Your constant companions are hopelessness and extreme discomfort. Fortunately, after you read this short article, you will feel renewed hope and you will realize a pleasurable life is yours for the taking. At the conclusion of this article I reveal where you can discover secret arthritis treatments.

First, let's make sure we understand what arthritis is all about. The area where two bones meet is a joint. Arthritis is a joint disorder featuring inflammation of one or more joints. Of course, a joint moves the body parts connected by its bones. As you are well aware of, arthritis normally means you suffer from joint pain.

Did you know that there are more than 100 types of arthritis and many different causes of arthritis? Following are some of the causes.

1. Unfortunately, arthritis often results from genetics, which means it is hereditary.
2. Excess weight, which also causes many other health problems.
3. Sadly, as you age your cartilage becomes more brittle and begins to lose the ability to heal itself.
4. Occupational hazards and high-level sports activities.
5. Joint infections, gout and other medical conditions.
6. Previous injuries that cause joint damage.

All the above not only seems rather unpleasant, but heartbreaking.

Let's get to something more encouraging. Here's a pleasant exercise for you. Close your eyes and allow yourself to drift back to a time when you performed your favorite activities with ease and with pleasure. Fortunately, the memories live on forever. Now let's revive these wonderful moments by going forward in time. Can you see at least one of these pleasurable activities clearly? Miraculously, you completely enjoy it as if it never left you.

Here are some of the activities you can once again engage in. Just sit back, think about them and enjoy yourself.

* Amazingly, you can go hours, even days without discomfort as you spend time outside in the yard, tending your garden, marveling at the reds, blues, yellows, violets and pinks your many varieties of flowers so proudly display.

*Maybe you love to go fishing. With a solid grip on your favorite cast, you withstand the good fight the Stripers(rockfish) put-up.

* You can actually sit--pain free. See yourself playing a winning hand of poker or a successful game of bridge. The misery of arthritis no longer breaks your concentration.

* Wouldn't it be marvelous if you could enjoy shop projects and doing home repairs without collapsing in pain and fatigue?

* You see heartwarming pictures of grandparents playing with their grandchildren. These are pictures of you, because you happily keep up with them.

* You now possess the ability to bowl, horseback ride, golf or take a long walk on a brisk, sunny autumn morning.

By now, you are probably wondering where the arthritis treatment secrets are hiding. Well you need not wonder anymore. A famous arthritis expert, who is a MD, FACP, FACR and the Clinical Director of his own Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center, has finally revealed his secret arthritis treatments.

You know, we all still possess that youthful spirit that makes us feel healthy and vibrant. We deserve to feel this way. Why live with the debilitating pain that destroys the quality of life?