What is arthritis?
Name of arthritis includes more than 100 joint disease characterized by joint pain and stiffness of varying degrees which may limit the mobility of people affected.
What are the main types of arthritis?
There are many forms of arthritis, but some of them have a high frequency of occurrence:
- Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammation of the membrane from joints and articular cartilage. Because of this joint becomes painful and swells can reach stiffness. The most affected are the wrists and fingers and toes. The disease occurs mainly in young adults or middle-aged, with higher incidence in women. Among the factors that favor the occurrence of this condition include heredity, fatigue, circulation problems, anemia and thyroid problems or tendons.
- Infectious arthritis inflammation occurs when the joint is a result of bacterial infection. It can occur after a wound infection or other diseases like tuberculosis and urinary infections.
- Osteoarthritis is characterized by cartilage degradation of joints, being present especially in the hip or knee joints. Specifies the disease is the accumulation of fluid in the joint, leading to its swelling, pain and reduced mobility of the patient. The disease occurs mainly in people over 60 years, 3 times more in women than in men.
- Gout is also a joint disease unfortunately very common (especially among men, the ratio of 10:1 compared to the incidence in females). It is characterized by acute attacks of joint pain in the joints caused by accumulation of uric acid crystals. During the crisis joints swell, turn red and very painful.
Why patients choose to treat arthritis with natural remedies?
Arthritis sufferers are looking for ways to ease the pain. Unfortunately there is no total remedy to solve this problem, contrary to what most pharmaceutical companies want you to believe. The medication does not relieve arthritis patients. In addition they can lead to various side reactions, especially to keep in mind that arthritis patients usually have an older age at which it is possible to still meet with other diseases. Also, patients who have tried many medical treatments and no longer believe in healing through them looking for alternatives milder and less expensive, such as herbal treatments.
Prevention and natural treatment
It is known that joint diseases usually occur along with aging, but there are some things you should keep in mind that can prevent these problems and pains. First, it is important to know that overweight people are more prone to arthritis because their joints are more pressing because of body weight required. It is therefore important to maintain a normal weight parameters, always with a healthy diet.
