Interesting Maureen. Despite being a male and very much 'butter side up', I learned to knit as a child. Desperate for a hobby now that I have a little more time on my hands, I was considering taking up knitting again.

Why is it that one knitting needle should be any different from another?

Maureen said:

Hi Tom

Here is a link you may find useful…..I bought my bamboo needles from ebay !!!!

http://www.8season-knitting.co…..0&id=1

They work for me Tom as my arthritic hands are quite painful sometimes,glad you can use the tip.

I have tried Bamboo needles but I don't  like them.

When you have arthritis  in your hands which ever needles you use the pain is still there.

It is important though that you exercise your fingers and stretch them.

So I would say that knitting and typing are very good exercises.

Each to his own certainly, but there seems too much evidence to support the fact that bamboo knitting needles do help!

Something else that definitely does work is good old fashioned cod liver oil. For maximum effect it has to be taken neat as opposed to capsules though.