1.   I developed painful joints, crushing fatigue and debilitating short-term memory problems.

2.   Rheumatoid arthritis can strike early in adolescence, turning into a debilitating condition of fatigue, painful swollen joints and difficulty with the simplest of tasks.

3.   The technique, a three-hour treatment called percutaneous radio-frequency neurotomy, involves using a heated probe to deaden nerves to the painful joint.

4.   The theory is that magnets, when placed on painful joints or muscles, stimulate blood flow to the areas, which facilitates healing and pain relief.

5.   There are exercises to rehabilitate the painful joints and a lot of ways to work out cheaply, safely and quickly at home.

6.   Symptoms such as fatigue, anorexia, weight loss and painful joints may develop later.

7.   Baulieu said researchers were hoping the tests would improve, brain function and muscle tone in old people and reduce the incidence of painful joints.