Arthritis is probably the oldest disease on earth. It is characterized by inflammation and joint pain. Knees, wrists, elbows, fingers, toes, hips: Lang, shoulders can be victimized. Symptoms of chronic arthritis include pain, swelling, stiffness and deformity of one or more joints. It may appear suddenly or develop slowly. When it starts, it feels like pain on fire. Although sometimes you just feel stiffness in your joints, it always hurts when you move them.
There are many types of arthritis, the most common of which are osteoarthritis and rheumatic arthritis. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the joints that is related to the wear and tear of aging and involves deterioration of the cartilage tissue at the ends of the bones. The once smooth surface of the cartilage becomes rough and cracks develop. The tendons, ligaments and muscles attached to the joints become weaker, and the joints themselves become deformed, painful and stiff. The affected area is usually painful, but not necessarily swollen. Any inconvenience in movement is mild. Osteoarthritis rarely occurs before the age of 40. The disease runs in families and affects almost three times as many women as men.
Rheumatoid and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis are inflammatory forms of arthritis that attack the synovial membrane that surrounds the lubricating fluid in the joints, the cartilage, the tissues in and around the joints, and the surfaces of the bones are destroyed. The body replaces these damaged tissues with scarred tissues, causing the spaces between joints to narrow, bend, and stick together. As in osteoarthritis, the whole body is affected, not just one joint. Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by stiffness, swelling, fatigue, anemia, weight loss, fever, and often numbness. The disease is common in people younger than 40, including young children.
Below we'll show you how to relieve the pain without taking medication or seeing a doctor. There are many remedies that you can do yourself at home, and they require no expensive equipment, are neither painful nor dangerous.
Home remedies
●Lose weight
If you weigh a lot more than you should, losing weight will dramatically relieve pressure and pain in your spine, knees, hips, ankles and feet. The heavier you are, the more pressure you put on your joints.
●Reduce the psychological burden
The more nervous you are when it comes to joint pain, the more painful it becomes. Do not be impatient, learn to relax, will be very helpful in reducing pain.
●Soak in waterfall
Soak in the water temperature of about 34 ℃, you will feel warm and safe, completely relaxed, and then the pressure is reduced, the pain will be relieved.
●Exercise in water
Swimming is excellent therapy. Pain can be dramatically reduced in the water, and it's easier to stretch and move in the water than on land. You can walk, bend and paddle in chest-deep water. The movements are simple, but effective.
●Ice packs
Use ice packs to relieve discomfort in joints from overuse. Apply a bag of ice for 15-20 minutes, take it away for 10-15 minutes, and repeat this for several hours.
●Hot compresses
When joints are hot, swollen and sensitive (painful to touch), hot compresses are the best solution. Ice can aggravate the pain.
●Massage
Massage is a great solution for arthritis. If you have inflammation in the joints of your hands, then, you should massage the muscles of the upper arm, which is between the wrist and the elbow.
Nutrition and Diet Therapy
●Foods to Avoid
Vitamin D can cause joint pain. Avoid milk, red meat, sugar products, orange fruits, peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, potatoes, chili peppers, tobacco, and salt. Adopt a low-fat diet.
●Carrot juice
Drinking fruit and vegetable juice as a purgative dramatically reduces pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients. You can use carrot, celery juice, kale juice, and you should get your physician's approval before trying to fast.
●Supplemental fiber
Certain fibers, such as oat bran or rice bran, should be consumed daily.
●Beneficial Foods
Foods that are beneficial for arthritis include eggs, onions, garlic or asparagus (they contain sulfur that helps remove metals), histaminic acid (a type of amino acid that also helps remove metals), leafy greens (which contain Vitamin K), fresh vegetables, non-acidic fresh fruits, grains such as whole grains, oatmeal, brown rice, and fish. Best to drink distilled water.
●Beware of lycopene plants
Lycopene plants such as peppers, eggplants, tomatoes, and white potatoes contain a toxin called sotanine, to which some people, especially arthritis patients, are particularly sensitive. It interferes with muscle enzymes and can cause pain and discomfort.
●Don't take iron supplements
It's suspected to be linked to pain, swelling, and destruction of joints. Do not take multivitamins that contain iron. Natural iron is better contained in crude molasses, green cauliflower, kale sprouts, white cauliflower, fish; king beans and peas.
●Supplements
1) Primrose Oil or Salmon Oil
Take 2 capsules of each twice daily. Controls joint pain and anti-inflammation. Its ingredients include Omega-3 fatty acids, Vitamin A and D. Helps to improve joint stiffness and fatigue.
② Calcium plus Magnesium
2,000 mg and 1,000 mg daily respectively. Clamping form is the most effective and is used to prevent bone loss.
③ Garlic Extract
Dosage 2 capsules each 3 times a day, taken with three meals a piece. It inhibits the formation of free graves from damaging joints and is anti-inflammatory.
④ Coenzyme Q10
60 mg daily. Increases the oxygenation and action of tissues to help repair connective tissue.
⑤ Kelp
8 capsules daily. It is a rich source of minerals.
6 Niacin (B3, nicotinamide thiamine) plus Vitamin D6
100 mg each 3 times daily. It dilates small arteries and increases blood flow.
7 Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid
Use a daily lozenge. Used to normalize digestion, form cells, make myelin (the protective sheath around the periphery of nerves), and prevent nerve damage.
8 Vitamin C plus bioflavonoids
3,000-10,000 mg daily, flavonoids 500 mg daily. A powerful free radical destroyer. Vitamin c deficiency worsens rheumatoid arthritis, which can be minimized with high doses of vitamin c.
10,000 IU daily. used to prevent free radical damage and repair tissue and cartilage.
⑩ Vitamin E
400 IU daily. a potent antioxidant that helps with joint mobility.
●Natural Herbs
Willow bark contains salicylic acid similar to aspirin. If you want to use it to treat arthritis, make a tea from willow bark.
The following medicinal plants are also helpful for joints: alfalfa leaf, North American asclepias, celery seed, dysentery herb, chamomile, parsley tea, valerian root, and filipendula extract. Chamomile is effective for pain. Rubbing raw lemon and wrapping the affected area in castor oil are also extremely effective.
●Health care medicinal meals
① Onion and black bean porridge
30 grams of green onion, 10 grams of tempeh, 100 grams of round-grained rice. Scallions, tempeh, rice washed, *** cook porridge, go to the onion. 2 times a day, slightly warm food. Efficacy dispels wind and collaterals, disperses cold and removes dampness, and treats walking paralysis. Apply to the joint pain in the limbs, wandering, to the wrist, elbow, knee, ankle and other places for the most common, the joints stretching and flexing inconvenience, or bad wind fever, moss white slippery or greasy, floating pulse.
② Willow school tea
Willow branches 2 grams, tea. The willow branch is finely ground, add tea in moderation, make soup and drink tea.
Effective in removing dampness, dispelling wind, and expelling cold. Applicable to wet paralysis. Mostly due to wind, cold and dampness attacking the joints, meridians, resulting in heavy limbs, skin stubborn numbness, joints, pain, pain in a fixed place, in the event of rainy attacks and other symptoms.
●Danger Signals
If you experience any of the following symptoms, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible.
*Pain and progressive stiffness during normal exercise without significant swelling, cold or heat may indicate progressive osteoarthritis.
* Swelling pain, inflammation, and stiffness in similar joints of the arm, leg, wrist, or fingers on both sides of the body. Especially when waking up from sleep, it may be a sign of rheumatoid arthritis.
*Fever, inflammation, pressure or sharp pain in the joints, sometimes accompanied by chills, and associated with trauma or other illnesses are indicative of infectious arthritis.
*In children, intermittent fever, loss of appetite, weight loss, anemia, or a maculopapular rash on the arms or legs may be signs of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.