The Experts

Experts give their top tips for healthy joints

What can you do to help maintain your joint health? We asked five experts to provide some in-depth advice. The good news is they all agree:  exercise, eating right and taking supplements are some of the best ways to help you to love your joints!

On the next few pages, Dr Rod Hughes, Dr Dawn Harper, Dr Rob Hicks, Miriam Elkan and Beverly Skull each bring their different areas of expertise to create some top tips and information we think you might find useful.

	Miriam Elkan Miriam Elkan who is qualified in Naturopathy and Osteopathy. She lectures for the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, the London College of Naturapathic Medicine, the Centre for Homeopathic Education, the John Wernham College of Classical Osteopathy and the Institute of Classical Osteopathy.		Dr Dawn Harper Dr Dawn Harper, a GP based in Gloucestershire. Dr Dawn also runs clinics focusing on women’s health, weight management and menstrual disorders.  She qualified in 1987 at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School and is a keen horsewoman.
	Dr Rob Hicks Dr Rob Hicks, a GP and medical broadcaster whose special interests are men's, women's and children's health, complementary therapies, nutrition and health promotion.  Dr Rob appears regularly on TV and radio, writes for numerous publications, and is the medical script adviser to the successful BBC television drama series Doctors.		Dr Rod Hughes Dr Rod Hughes, a Consultant at Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Trust in Chertsey.  His special training helps him diagnose and treat patients with diseases of the joints and muscles.
	Beverly Skull Beverly Skull, a Physiotherapist and Pilates Instructor. Beverly trained at the Oxford School of Pilates and the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute in London.

The opinions expressed by the experts here are their own. They are included for medical information purposes. They should not be taken as endorsing any products or courses of action for your individual circumstances.