You can ttry yoga or water aerobics that involves soft movements and no stress to the joints.

Here are some foods for beating arthritis: celery, cherry, raspberry, papaya, pineapple, pomegranate, walnut, parsley, turmuric, ginger, cinnamon, salmon, apple cider vinegar.

By using herbs: rosemary, peppermint, aloe vera gel, thyme

1.  Massage with oils of rosemary, peppermint, or lavender diluted in tsp of sesame oil.

2.  Rub aloe vera gel.

3.  Eat those foods above.

4.  Thyme:  Arthritis suffers can benefit from thyme's diuretic properties which help to expel toxins from the body.  In lotions, apply thyme as disinfectant for wounds, and to relieve muscular pain and itching.

Try them all.

Anti inflammatory foods HELP arthritis.  Staying away from Inflammatory foods helps too!

Search "anti inflammatory diet and arthritis" to discover more...here's just a couple links I found when I did that:

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/anti-inflammatory-diet-road-to-good-health

http://www.pain-free-living.org/antiinflammatory-diet.html