How to Treat Arthritis Naturally and Natural Treatment for Joint Pain - By: dr. sarkozy mikal

Osteoarthritis / Osteoarthritis (OA, also known as degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease, arthritis or in more colloquial terms "wear and tear"), is a condition in which low-grade inflammation results in pain in the joints, caused by wearing of the cartilage that covers and acts as a cushion inside joints.

As the bone surfaces become less well protected by cartilage, the patient experiences pain upon weight bearing, including walking and standing.

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Factors involved in decision making include the diagnosis, the severity of disease, and the patient’s response to previous therapies.

The decision making doesn’t end there either. As a patient is followed over time, things change. What initially was felt to be an effective arthritis treatment may no longer be effective?

Arthritis is a joint disorder featuring inflammation. A joint is an area of the body where two bones meet. A joint functions to allow movement of the body parts it connects. Arthritis literally means inflammation of one or more joints.

Self Help for Arthritic patients

Obesity is the number one enemy of arthritis so keep your weight down.

Do not squat on the ground.

Do not use Indian toilet

Avoid climbing too many staircases too many times a day

Do your regular exercises

Maintain a healthy diet

Home Remedies for Arthritis

1. Boil Indian gooseberry (amla) and molasses (gur) in water. Alternatively, make tablets of powder of Indian gooseberry and molasses. Take one tablet twice daily. It is especially effective for those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.

2. Take fenugreek (methi) seeds or its fresh leaves along with jaggery (gur). It is very helpful, especially in winters. It allows muscles to rest while in pain. It is especially good for relieving pain and discomfort of rheumatoid arthritis.

Take 10 grams of camphor (kapoor) and 200 grams of mustard (sarso) oil. Mix in a glass bottle and close with a tight cork. Now keep the bottle in the sun till the camphor get dissolved in the oil. Massage with this oil for relief from back pain, nerve pain, hip pain, muscle pain and any other pains. Do not apply on the chest of a breastfeeding mother or the milk flow will stop.

4. One of the easy ways to prevent arthritis is to relieve constipation. According to the traditional medicine system Ayurveda, arthritic pain is due to aggravation of vata dosha (air in the body). Constipation stops the proper passage of air from the body, aggravating pain.

Rheumatoid arthritis is also due to aggravation of vata and kapha. Take 1 to 2 grams of garlic (lahsun) and ginger (adrak) regularly to relieve vata and kapha.

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