Here are a few tips you can use for pain relief and avoid the side effects of pain medications:
Hot and Cold therapy - Take long warm showers, use a heating pad, or wrap gel ice pack on joints.
Exercise - This is more of movements than exercising to lose weight. Such low impact exercises help maintain flexibility in joints.
Acupuncture - It is the most researched complementary therapy and is recommended by the World Health Organization for the treatment of arthritis.
Lose weight - Lose the extra weight which puts more pressure on your joints.
Fatty acids - Fats like omega-3 fatty acids and gamma-linolenic acid, helps in reducing joint stiffness and pain.