kat, I was in a graduate school education class where we learned about visualization and progressive relaxation. One lady in the class had severe arthritis, and she said the exercises helped her immensely. She did them every night to go to sleep. My only personal experiences are with Lamaze childbirth exercises and meditation to get my blood pressure down. My husband and a good friend have used chondroitin for knee pain, and it has been wonderful. (both had surgery, and the combination worked wonders)