An alternative treatment is a TENS (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) device. I have thumb and finger arthritis and I self treat with a TENS device at 2 to 3 to 4 week intervals whenever it starts to cause me too much discomfort. A day later the arthritis pain is totally gone. I was initially concerned about the "electrocution" as stated by the naysayers, but I checked with my cardiologist because I have AFIB. He said it is a proven treatment and to go ahead. TENS devices are very reasonably priced on Amazon.
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