Arthritis : what works / Dava Sobel & Arthur C. Klein.

Contents;

Section I: New findings and a new source of help
1. You have good reasons to be hopeful
2. These people can help you

Section II: How to get significantly better results from professional care
3. Medical doctors: Which ones to see, which ones to avoid
4. Non-M.D practitioners: Which ones get the best results

Section III: The value of Orthodox treatments for arthritis
5. Rating and comparing the major prescription drugs: The first across-the-board evaluation of arthritis medications
6. Over-the-counter drugs: From the miraculous to the preposterous
7. Surgery for arthritis: A surprisingly successful solution
8. Eleven effective extra treatments for reducing arthritis pain

Section IV: What you need to know about unconventional treatments for arthritis
9. An uncensored look at arthritis "Quackery" from copper bracelets to stinging bees
10. Three widely used unconventional treatments for arthritis: Is their value?
11. Experimental treatments: Which ones hold real promise?

Section V: Nutrition and arthritis
12. A revolution in medical thinking about nutrition and arthritis
13. Expert, experienced advice about nutrition and arthritis
14. The arthritis survey diet and thirty day meal plan
15. How and when to supplement your diet with vitamins and minerals

Section VI: How the collective wisdom of survey participants can help you on a daily basis
16. How and why to build a positive outlook in spite of arthritis
17. The twenty-five top-related techniques for fast pain relief: At-home treatments you can use to enhance your overall care
18. The best fitness exercises for people with arthritis
19. Where does it hurt? Survey participants' advice for spot relief from head to toe
20. How to make your environment more comfortable
21. How to go about your everyday activities with minimum pain and maximum ease

Bibliography : p. [449]-455 . _ Index : p. 457-471.