By degenerative osteoarthritis and treatment

Arthritis (arthritis) have two types, osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Although different reasons, both of which cause pain, difficulty in moving joints are inflamed.
Osteoarthritis (OA), degenerative joint disease, also known as (DJD) or joint degeneration, osteoarthritis is the type most common. OA occurs when cartilage (cartilage) bone head wrap worn over time.

Normal joints (joint normal), inflamed joints (osteoarthritis)

OA can occur in any joint in the body, but are often found in the joints of hands, hips, knees and spine. Unless injured, OA rarely appeared in the jaw, shoulder, elbow, wrist or ankle. OA usually appear in the joints, sometimes also appear in multiple joints as finger joints.
The disease progresses slowly, a heavy day, and medicine today without a cure for the disease, the only way to relieve pain and help patients maintain a portion of the body movements.

I. Signs and symptoms:

The symptoms appear gradually, each day a severe, and include:

• Pain in the joints during movement or after movement
• Pain at the joint origin ᅁ ng to touch
• Joints "east c & Chain" (stiff), especially if you wake up in the morning or after a period of not moving
• Reduce the shifting of the joints, difficulty stretching.
• Sometimes, joint swelling.

II. Cause

OA occurs when the cartilage covering the bone head eroded over time. Normally smooth cartilage surface (less friction) when degeneration will become rough, creating friction when moving. When this cartilage thinning and lost two bones rub together when moving, creating pain, discomfort in the joints.
Why cartilage eroded with time, we can not answer. Experts surmise that the coated abrasive epiphyseal cartilage is due to many factors including obesity (bone suffered a greater than normal weight should wear faster), age, trauma in joints bones, genetics and the cipher (power).

III. Complications:

OA is the degeneration of joints, will progress over time. Approximately 30% of patients will be disabled. Joints causing pain and frozen gestures in everyday activities become impossible. Some patients can not work anymore. When the joints ache this degree, Doctor often seek joint replacement, though artificial joint movements are not recover completely, but the patient will no longer painful to move, move. For those patients who can not take a surgery, will need medication and aids to daily living, such as items to open the box, to "hold" ... when the joints in the hand has been frozen.

IV. Self learn to cope with the disease:

Medications and treatments for pain and partly to maintain the function of damaged joints but mentally ill person holding important part in dealing with the disease. An objective look bright in life will help us to endure the pain, and accept your limitations easier to illness.

• Those who accept illness and bright look on life maintain daily activities more easily than those pessimistic.
• Should exercise the mental blowers to help gently as hypnosis, mind control and illusion to feel beautiful images ("Guided imagery" or "sitting meditation"?), Deep breathing and a "nursing body "(muscle relaxation).
• Know your limits. Rest when tired. OA will lead to fatigue and loss of energy easily, work fatigue will weaken even more than when healthy.

Methods of Traditional Medicine is preferred

• Acupuncture: Acupuncture Practitioners believe the needles into acupuncture points will be given to the energy of the body where pain and analgesia. These trials using acupuncture to treat OA does not bring any significant effect beyond the temporary relief (temporary relief of pain): The joint-rays through no sign changes after acupuncture. Complications can include infection, bruising of the skin where the needle prick.
• Ginger: Ginger is believed to have analgesic effect. These trials used ginger to treat pain have shown that ginger is not effective. Side effects include diarrhea and dyspepsia; Besides ginger can interact with blood thinners used drugs such as warfarin (Coumadin®). Discuss with your doctor when you are taking Coumadin® and want to add the ginger.

Glucosamine and Chondroitin:

The results of the tests on the two substances no conclusion, the majority suggests that the use of these two drugs do not work. Do not use glucosamine if allergic to shellfish seafood (shellfish) as shellfish. Chondroitin sulfate may interact with warfarin, should discuss with your doctor.

Artrex

Recently, the US company Bio Ved reach of US patents for products Artrex in treating degenerative Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis , is a drug development based on the principles of combining herbal medicine Traditional Oriental Withania somnifera include (Ashwagandha), Boswellia serrata (Salai Guggul) Curcuma longa (Turmeric) Zingiber officinale (Ginger Dry) Two large studies reported at the University of rheumatic US study suggests Artrex with the very good results for inflammatory diseases joint pain . Artrex herbal medicinal products are safe without side effects.