Arthritis and its Effect on The Complete Body

Arthritis comes in different forms. I will deal with just a couple of them here. Osteoarthritis Is often considered to be an age related degenerative disease. The symptoms can include joint pain, swelling of the joints and a grinding sensation in the joints. However, having said that I personally believe that the condition in general is probably one of the most mismanaged conditions that affect people and animals. The exact cause is still a matter of conjecture. The result doesn't change. Osteoarthritis results in degeneration of the Carthage and wearing of the bone. You can see that in these Images.

There are some who think that diet may have some bearing on it. Many years ago I had a condition where I had painful joints and an audible graunching sound while walking. I changed my diet and took Pycnegenol supplements. The condition disappeared. Today good results are being experienced with the use of New Zealand Green lipped Mussel Extract.

More recently a Homeopathic Peptide has come into use with promising results. I am a firm believer that the body can heal itself if it is given a chance. We can't expect the Complete Body to work properly if we keep pouring the same Toxins into it and expect it to recuperate. If nothing changes then nothing changes. Make the changes and see the results.

Rheumatoid Arthritis can affect a number of parts of the body as you can see in this Graphic. It usually affects Women more so than Men. It causes Inflammation in the joints. If the inflammation is not treated the joint can destroy itself. There are many forms of treatment used in Medical Science today. The most common are Aspirin or Paracetamol.Then there are Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs or NSAIDs. Unfortunately these have some serious side effects. More recently there is what has been called the Great Medical Breakthrough in the treatment of Arthritis. Cox2 Inhibitors. Cox2 Inhibitors are a subset of NSAIDs, they have serious side effects and can result in Cardiovascular Disorders, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Asthma to name a few.

You will often see Women with acutely deformed hands. More so than Men. The Image on this page is a classic example of Advanced Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Treating the symptoms of these Conditions is a problem because, unless we find the underlying cause, we could be setting ourselves up for serious joint destruction. If Inflammation is left unchecked and the effects masked by pain relief or similar treatments the Inflammation can destroy the joint. Non Surgical treatment called Prolotherapy, which dates back probably as far as Hippocrates, but in a different form has been used. However, I cannot comment with any certainty on the efficacy of this treatment.

Can you see from all of this that it is absolutely essential that we take the Holistic approach is such cases? Because, if treat only the symptoms without considering the Body as a Complete Unit, we are going nowhere. The Condition remains and the Body Unit will not be able to function as it is intended. There are other forms of Arthritis, more than can be covered quickly here.

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