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| Arthritis and Alternative Medicine | The number of people suffering from arthritis in the United States is more than 15 percent of its population; it is approximately 40 million people. It does not depend on the age and gender. The illness can be available in more than 100 various forms, such as the inflammation of joints and destruction of bone. The illness is ancient; the Greek physician Hippocrates named it a "swollen joint." The illness can touch any part of the body, the feet, the knees, back, shoulders, elbows, fingers, heart, lung and other organs.
There are such symptoms of arthritis as mild aches and symptoms close to flu -consuming, crippling, chronic pain. Unfortunately, arthritis cannot be treated.
Alternative medicine can be used in the treatment of artisis. Its purpose is to help the body to heal itself. Drugs lessen the pain and inflammation of arthritis, they may replace the body's functions or mask the pain. Drugs can lead to side effects known as drowsiness and confusion (it appears as the result of the use of painkillers) or gastric problems (they appear as the result of the use of aspirin). Surgery can also have side effects.Alternative therapies do not have usually side effects.
There are various causes of arthritis, thus, the treatment should be various. While curing with alternative medicine, the practitioners of natural medicine take into consideration the circumstances under which the illness has appeared and prescribe the appropriate treatment.
Alternative medicine considers the joints, tendons, and cartilage as the parts of the body that are not isolated from the rest of the body. Thus, the whole body should be treated both physically and emotionally.
It is known that external stresses and emotional stresses influence the body's ability to function. If your emotions are stable, they help to maintain health. Thus, be relaxed and you will manage easily your symptoms. Alternative medicine maintains biochemical actions and reactions in the body. Natural approaches to health and healing is necessary for health maintainance and the avoidance of possible side effects.
Before you begin the treatment, you should apply to a doctor who evaluates your condition. You should know that your body can treat yourself – under the influence of the right ingredients and the right environment. Pay attention to nine various alternative methods: diet, exercise, and meditation (they can be used at home), the other six techniques demand extra time for practice, extra knowledge and the guidance of qualified practitioners. Such techniques are the food link, physical activity, meditation and relaxation, acupuncture and Chinese medicine, ayurveda, chiropractic and osteopathy, healing touch and massage, herbal medicine and homeopathy.
There is a connection between our food and our health. Besides, food allergies influence destructive joint inflammation. There are certain food recommendations that help to prevent arthritis’s progression and can lessen the pain. The nutritional supplements with such components as vitamin B6, vitamin C, calcium, and magnesium can affect the arthritis process.
Movement is necessary for our health; it provides the increased blood flow and stimulation. Constant moving of our joints can provide their mobility. Physical activity can also strengthen surrounding muscles. Weight-bearing exercise provide your bones with strenth and lessen the possibility of osteoporosis, an illness of thinning bones. While moving your joints, nutrients and waste products transport to and from your cartilage.
Meditation and relaxation can lessen negative stress. Among the kinds of meditation there are progressiverelaxation, visualization, and biofeedback.
Chinese medicine and acupuncture can lessen the symptoms of artisis, they maintain a balanced and harmonious internal environment. Chinese herbal medicine and the exercise system such as qi-gong are also very helpful for the treatment of arthritis.
Ayurveda is a system that appeared in India around the fifth century B.C. It demands the existence of , universal forces prana as an energy or life force that are within the human body and provide the life in harmony with the world and provides the body with an ability to self healing. According to ayurvedic principles yoga, herbal remedies, meditation exercises and dietary recommendations are recommended.
Chiropractic is used to realign the spine, lessen arthritic pain and to get rid of the underlying causes of the disorder. Osteopathy is applied to to improve the body’s function and to maintain health. Osteopaths use the knowledge of the spine and other skeletal structures to lessen pain and improve motion and circulation.
Healing touch and massage can be used to lessen the pain from arthritis and to relieve its symptoms.
Herbal medicine and aromatherapy apply plants, herbs and other natural substances to stimulate the body to obtain internal balance we call health. Herbs are safer comparing with chemical drugs and have less side effects. They can be used for the treatment of arthritis.
Homeopathy is a kind of medicine that uses the body's own healing power to get rid of illnesses and to maintain health. Its principle is to stimulate the body for self-treatment. Homeopathic remedies for arthritis help to lessen the swelling and inflammation.
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