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Treating Aching Joints - This Simple Cheap
Test Diagnoses Arthritis in a Matter of Minutes
The
earlier you diagnose your arthritis, the easier it is to
treat it. This is true both for traditional medicines as well as natural cures
(more on that in a bit).
At
present, a musculoskeletal ultrasound is the best diagnostic tool to identify arthritis early, but it is
expensive and ineffective since joint
swelling
is often not present at the beginning of the disease.
But
a new study published in the journal Scientific
Reports shows there is actually a simple and cheap test to
diagnose arthritis and avoid
deformities.
In
fact, it can be done in almost all doctor’s offices.
Thermography
is the new “hot” kid on the block of disease diagnosis. Previously, it was used
to diagnose cancer and limited forms of
diabetes. That led scientists
to wonder whether it could be used to diagnose rheumatoid
arthritis,
especially since it involves high levels of inflammation.
The
study included 51 healthy volunteers and 31 arthritis sufferers, who had been
diagnosed with wrist and finger arthritis via a musculoskeletal ultrasound.
They had no inflammation of the synovial membrane. They also experienced no
pain and exhibited no swelling. In other words, they were asymptomatic.
Researchers
used a Flir T630 therma camera to test the temperature of their subject’s palms
and fingers.
Healthy
participants had an average palm temperature of 29.37 °C and a finger
temperature of 27.16°C whereas those with arthritis had an average of 31.4 °C
and 30.22 °C respectively.
They
concluded people with a palm temperature above 31.5 °C and a finger temperature
above 30.3 °C were more likely to have
arthritis.
Because
there is little to no inflammation early on in the
disease, scientists concluded the success of the thermography test was due to
detecting some subclinical disease activity. Whatever the reason, this is a
cheap test that can be used to diagnose arthritis as early as possible to
improve the chance of treating it successfully.
But
early arthritis detection tests will not cure your disease. Treating Aching
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you need to follow these simple 3 steps to naturally reverse your arthritis
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Treating
Aching Joints - This Vaccine Is Essential for Arthritis Patients
The
controversy over vaccines is strong these days. People are strongly for or against
them.
There
is one vaccine, however, you most likely want to take if you’ve developed
arthritis, at least before you use any prescription medications.
But
only if you had chickenpox as a kid.
Numerous
studies have found that shingles is more common in the arthritic population than it
is in their healthy non-arthritic counterparts.
To
make the situation even worse, the most common drugs doctors prescribe for arthritis tend to suppress
your immune system’s response to shingles
even
further, meaning that physician-treated arthritics often carry a double risk
for shingles.
Shingles is caused by the
herpes zoster virus. This is the same virus that causes chickenpox.
After
having chickenpox as a child, the virus remains dormant in your body throughout
your adult life, putting you at risk of shingles when it unexpectedly erupts
again.
In
a new edition of the journal Arthritis
& Rheumatology, researchers describe a study in which they
claim that a shingles vaccine is essential for arthritis patients.
In
the study, they gave 112 patients with rheumatoid arthritis a shingles vaccine
two to three weeks before they started the common anti-arthritis drug called
tofacitinib (a Janus kinase inhibitor, for those who want to be technical).
Half
of them were given tofacitinib while the other half was given a placebo or fake
treatment.
The
patients given the vaccine were no more likely than non-arthritic people to
develop shingles, whereas non-vaccinated arthritis patients frequently
had shingles.
One
of their participants did develop a Varicella Zoster infection, but it was
later learned that this person did not have chickenpox as a child.
Varicella
zoster is the virus in the vaccine that is supposed to trigger the immune
response against the awakening of the herpes zoster virus.
This
suggests that the vaccine should be given only to arthritics who had chickenpox
as children. After all, those who didn’t have chickenpox are at very low risk
of getting shingles.
But
the real question is, do you want to use prescription medications with serious
side effects or do you want to cure
your arthritis naturally?
Treating
Aching Joints - Unrelated Pill Prevents Arthritis
The
pharmaceutical search for an effective arthritis medication has been
very bumpy to say the least. Several drugs have been pulled out of the market
after being proven to be both useless and dangerous.
But
maybe a pill already exists that can prevent
arthritis?
One that was never meant to take on this task and used by millions of women
already.
In
fact, a new study recently published in Annals
of the Rheumatic Diseases shows that those taking this pill
have a significant reduction
in arthritis flare-up than non-users.
Women
are three times more likely than men to be affected by rheumatoid
arthritis,
which has led many researchers to investigate whether there is a hormonal
aspect among its various causes.
For
this reason, a research team decided to examine what effect the oral
contraceptive pill had on women’s risk for this painful,
inflammatory joint disease.
They
asked volunteers in the Swedish Epidemiological Investigation of RA study to
complete a questionnaire on their taking of oral contraceptives, breastfeeding,
smoking, alcohol consumption, and other factors that might influence the
results.
When
they compared 2,641 arthritic women with 4,251 nonarthritic women, they found
that women who ever used the contraceptive pill were 15% less likely than
never-users to develop rheumatoid
arthritis.
This
was after they excluded smoking, alcohol use, and other habits known to be
contributing factors in the development of this disease.
However,
the pill does come with side effects and it does not cure
arthritis
once it has set in, so researchers warned not to start using it just to manage
arthritis.
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more ideas on treating aching joints, watch this video - Relaxing
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Body Stretch
This post is from the Arthritis Strategy Program. It was
created by Shelly Manning, a
former arthritis sufferer and a health consultant.
A Brief Background on
the Author
Like you, Shelly
Manning also suffered from arthritis, particularly osteoarthritis. This was due
to her weight and desk job. Her condition eventually took a toll on her
relationship with her (former) husband.
It was when she went
to Hong Kong that she met Janerdquo, an old woman who owned the restaurant
where she ate. Janerdquo supposedly offered her a bowl of a weird-smelling
soup, which helped ease her joint pain. She ate there each day for 10 days
until she was completely healed from arthritis.
Shelly Manning
decided to research this natural remedy and to create a step-by-step treatment
plan to others who are suffering from different types of arthritis, such as
gout, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and psoriatic
arthritis.
That’s why she
created “The Arthritis Step By Step Strategy.” According to her claims, this
unique strategy will get rid of joint pain and stiffness, repair your damaged
joints, and treat the underlying cause of your arthritis.
Shelly teamed up with
Christian Goodman, the owner of Blue Heron Health News, a publishing company
that aims to help people to take responsibility for their own health by using
natural health alternatives for preventing arthritis in fingers and knees
naturally.
To find out more
about this program, go to Treating Aching
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