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Arthritis is inflammation
of a joint. There are different diseases which can produce arthritis. In its
most common and troubling forms, arthritis may occur in one or more joints
of the body and is usually a long-term condition that may progressively
disable and handicap if not treated properly.
Osteoarthritis, the most
common form, affects an estimated 16 million people in the U.S., especially
women; it is a usually mild, sometimes painful disease occurring primarily
with advancing age, when degenerative changes alter the structure of the
joints.
Rheumatoid arthritis is by
far the most serious, painful, and potentially crippling form; it is
chronic, is characterized by flare-ups and remissions, and affects one
million in the U.S., mostly women, but even children. Rheumatoid arthritis
attacks the joints primarily but may affect supporting connective tissues
throughout the body, causing fever, weakness, fatigue, and deformity.
The cause is not known, but
a hereditary predisposition and an environmental agent, such as a virus, are
suspected. Inflammation of the joints can also be caused by gout, rheumatic
fever, or ankylosing spondylitis, a disease affecting the spine.
In conventional medicine,
pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids are used.
Although these medicines can control the disease, it can not cure the
disease.
Homeopathy has answer to
this problem. Pain, stiffness and disability can significantly be reduced
with proper medicatoion. Medicines does not contain any steroid and are
completely safe. Alongwith medicines, exercise is also advisable.
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