Praise for this book

This is a fantastic book for the lay public who want to know more about osteoarthritis and its treatment…It gives them insight on how to prevent it as well as information on how to treat it.”
— Doody’s Book Review Service

The Arthritis Handbook offers its readers clear and succinct strategies to live with and overcome this malady. Dr. Cooper presents a compendium of treatment options, lifestyle strategies and preventive options to improve quality of life and maximize physical ability.” — Robert S. Gotlin, DO, Director, Orthopaedic & Sports Rehabilitation, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York; author of Dr. Rob’s Guide to Raising Fit Kids in a Fat World and Sports Injuries Guidebook.

The arthritis epidemic has affected the quality of life of millions. Dr. Grant Cooper’s handbook is a must-read for the baby-boomers to take charge of their arthritis and remain active and healthy well into their golden years.” — Vijay Vad, MD; author of Arthritis Rx: A Cutting Edge Program for a Pain-Free Life and Back Rx: A 15-Minute-a-Day, Yoga- and Pilates-Based Program to End Low Back Pain

A joy to read, the book offers much help and advice to those who suffer from arthritis.” — Willibald Nagler, MD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Weill Cornell Medical College, author of Dr. Nagler’s Body Maintenance and Repair Book

Inspiring, informative and practical, this is a book I will recommend to all of my patients with arthritis! Dr. Cooper has brilliantly woven together the arthritis essentials, including its prevention, diagnosis and treatment. This practical, user-friendly book is a must-read for anyone with joint pain!” — Joseph E. Herrera, DO, Director of Sports Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

The Arthritis Handbook: Improve Your Health and Manage the Pain of Osteoarthritis by Grant Cooper, MD, relates the most helpful, practical and uplifting advice for arthritis prevention and management that I’ve ever read. I heartily recommend this book.” — myshelf.com

I thoroughly enjoyed this amazing book and recommend it highly to anyone that has this disease and wants to know more, or has a loved one that has this crippling debilitator. The Arthritis Handbook is very well written and presented—in-depth examples and explanations, good pictures and quality printing earned this book my highest A+ rating. Buy it, read it and live well by following Dr. Cooper’s recommendations.” — Reader Views

I strongly recommend using my book as a platform to learn all about osteoarthritis, so that the reader can have an informed discussion about his or her particular symptoms with his or her personal doctor.” — MyOsteoarthritisCentral.com

As an arthritis sufferer I was delighted to receive a review copy of The Arthritis Handbook which I read over the last couple of days. A slim volume, it is a cornucopia of information and I intend to keep it at hand.

…a concise, clearly understandable guidebook for managing arthritis to achieve the best quality of life…there is no reason I, and anyone who has arthritis, cannot slowly introduce the changes Dr. Cooper enumerates. The brilliance of this book is that, while making arthritis more tolerable, it also will improve your overall health.

…I learned quite a lot from this small book and I have been keeping myself informed as best I can about my various forms of arthritis. I believe I can make some of these changes quite easily since I used to live this way. They are all accessible to anyone, however, and when the book comes out you will want to read it if you suffer from arthritis no matter how debilitating.”
— Amazon *****

Informative, practical, excellent. The Arthritis Handbook is an easy read and very informative. If you have osteoarthritis (wear-and-tear arthritis), you need to read this book. It explains what osteoarthritis is, and how you can take simple steps to treat it. The nutrition and exercise sections are excellent. The pictures make following the exercises very easy. Other treatments, like supplements, medications, injections, and even surgery are discussed in language that I could easily follow. I enjoyed reading this book and think you will, too. I wish I had found this book years ago! But, better late than never.” — Amazon *****

Encouragement to take charge of osteoarthritis. Presents a take charge approach for individuals suffering with osteoarthritis. [Dr. Cooper’s] plan focuses on managing the symptoms of osteoarthritis using nutrition, exercise, and dietary supplements, while recommending surgery and medication only when other approaches have failed. I am most impressed that Dr. Cooper recommends complementary approaches to managing arthritis such as the practice of Tai Chi, which is also endorsed by the Arthritis Foundation.

The book is not a typical arthritis help book—it is peppered with personal and cultural references that are as informative as they are amusing. The book also includes a glossary to help readers understand medical terminology and a list of websites for readers to learn more about osteoarthritis. Overall, the best aspect of the book is that it encourages patients to communicate with healthcare professionals, and notes key times when patients should seek professional advice…

…[this] book that will change the lives of arthritis sufferers everywhere. Dr. Cooper has broken it down to a combination of three vital elements…diet, exercise, and carefully selected supplements to a healthy diet. Dr. Cooper shows you how you can do much more to ease your pain than just taking pills. He does not advocate discontinuance of such drugs as are prescribed; he just gives the reader alternatives.” — Amazon ****

Outstanding comprehensive review. Dr. Cooper has provided an extensive comprehensive review that all people may benefit from. Very clearly written easy to understand and easy to refer back to again and again…” — Amazon *****

Excellent guide for managing arthritis. A very accessible book about osteoarthritis, one that has relevance for all age groups. For the young, it provides a plan to minimize one of the probable effects of aging. For seniors, it is a guide to ameliorating the effects of arthritis. One of Cooper’s goals is to help the reader make lifestyle changes and the book is written and organized to give the reader the information to make those changes…an excellent, readable resource for to establish both a preventative as well as a management program for dealing with arthritis.”
— Amazon *****

Dr. Grant Cooper is an excellent writer and a masterful teacher. I recommend The Arthritis Handbook as an excellent “first book” for arthritic patients. You’ll learn, for example, why your joints are so stiff upon getting out of bed in the morning, why a good diet and regular exercise are so important and what causes the pain and inflammation in arthritic joints.” — Amazon ****