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Joint Pain And Arthritis: What Are The Alternatives?

Arthritis is a common condition affectingUnfortunately there is as yet no cure for
literally millions of people worldwide. Forarthritis, especially if the bone or
many, mainstream medical care brings relief.cartilage has become damaged or has
But are there any alternative remedies thatdeteriorated badly. Conventional arthritis
are  effective?medications help many people and they should
be regarded as standard treatment for someone
Firstly, a brief run-down of what arthritisexperiencing the onset of the condition.
actually is. The fact is that arthritis is aHowever, it has to be pointed out that these
blanket term covering over one hundredtreatments can have severe side effects,
different conditions, some common, someincluding depression, immune system
uncommon and some extremely rare. Arthritissuppression, diarrhea, headaches and
means inflammation of one or more of theelevated blood pressure, intestinal bleeding,
body's joints, generally caused by infection,nausea  and  abdominal  pain.
injury or just the plain wear and tear of
life.  It  can  also  be a genetic condition.Perhaps this is the reason why more and more
people - especially those who have suffered
The causes of arthritis are many and variedfrom arthritis for some time - turn to
and its effects well-known. Pain,alternative forms of treatment and remedies.
inflammation, mobility limitation and rednessConventional medicine does prove effective in
with swelling are all common symptoms. Athe majority of cases - despite the
strange fact is that people who show littleside-effects - but for some it just simply
joint damage may experience a great deal ofdoes not give the relief they need.
pain, whilst others whose joints showAlternative treatments are many and varied
terrible damage sometimes feel little pain,and, whilst little scientific research seems
even  none  at  all.to have been carried out on most of these
remedies the fact remains that, at least for
The most common form of arthritis are:some,  they  work.
osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and
gout.Alternative treatments include
(alphabetically): Acupressure, Acupuncture,
Some other types include - systemicAromatherapy, Ayurveda, Bach Flower Remedy,
infectious arthritis, gouty arthritis,Chiropractic, Color Therapy, Food/Diet
psoratic arthritis, bursitis and juvenileTherapy, Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy,
rheumatoid arthritis. As stated, there areHydrotherapy, Hypnosis, Juice Therapy,
many  more  less  common  forms.Massage Therapy, Nutrition Therapy, Oriental
Medicine, Reflexology, Tissue Salts,
Osteoarthritis (wear-and-tear arthritis) isTraditional  Chinese  Medicine  and  Yoga.
the most common form of all, especially in
elderly people. It is associated with loss ofIt is impossible to say which, if any, will
bone tissue in the joints and can limitwork for a given individual - if indeed any
mobility  severely.will work at all for that person. Yet the
fact remains that many sufferers experience
Rheumatoid arthritis (rheumatism) is morerelief from joint pain and other arthritic
common in women than in men and usuallysymptoms that they simply cannot find through
effects the over-40's. It tends to attack theconventional medicine and, given the nature
hands, causing swelling in the knuckles,of arthritis, any relief from pain, however
though it can affect any other part of thesmall,  is  worth  consideration.
body,  including  the  lungs  and  eyes.
I'm not suggesting for one minute that anyone
Gout is much more common in men than inshould ignore their physician's advice, throw
women, again usually in the over-40's. It isaway their medication and go over completely
caused by elevated levels of uric acid in theto alternative therapies. However, if you are
blood that form crystals in the joints. Theseone of the unlucky ones who find little
are attacked by the body's immune system,relief from pain in taking accepted
thinking them invaders, and inflammationmedication, or suffer unpleasant
results together with pain that can beside-effects, it may be well worth
localised  but  severe.considering these alternatives as a new path
to pain relief and a better quality of life.



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