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Treatment should also include scheduled rest times. Patients should learn when to slow down and spend time with their feet up. Some patients find biofeedback and stress reduction therapy to be helpful, not only to decrease pain but also allow them to rest.Sometimes splinting is used to rest the joints and muscles in a normal position while sleeping to help decrease the risk of the joint stiffening into a position that won’t move. These splints are only used for several hours while at rest or sleeping so the patient is able to move the joint to increase flexibility and strength.

Non-drug treatments include moist heat over the affected joint. Most patients prefer moist heat but some like cold packs on the joint. There are two lines of thought when using heat and cold. Heat will increase the blood flow to the area that theoretically would flush out the toxins and decrease the swelling. On the other hand cold will decrease the swelling and the blood flow to the area, which will also decrease the leakage of blood factors causing swelling and pain. …. Read more at Your-Health-Answers