Arthritis is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints. Arthritis is not a single disease - it is a term that covers over 100 medical conditions. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and generally affects elderly patients. Some forms of arthritis can affect people at a very early age.
Types of arthritis:
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Infectious arthritis (septic arthritic)
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA)
- Gout and pseudo-gout
- Stills disease
- Ankylosing spondylitis
Signs and symptoms:
Regardless of the type of arthritis, the common symptoms for all arthritis disorders include varied levels of pain, swelling, joint stiffness, and sometimes a constant ache around the joint(s). Arthritic disorders like lupus and rheumatoid can also affect other organs in the body with a variety of symptoms.
- Inability to use the hand or walk
- Malaise and a feeling of tiredness
- Weight loss
- Poor sleep
- Muscle aches and pains
- Tenderness
- Difficulty moving the joint
It is common in advanced arthritis for significant secondary changes to occur. For example, in someone who has limited their physical activity:
- Muscle weakness
- Loss of flexibility
- Decreased aerobic fitness
These changes can also impact on life and social roles, such as community involvement.
Diagnosis:
Diagnosis can be made basing on the clinical presentation supported with X-ray, CT, MRI and appropriate blood tests
Homeopathy treatment:
Homeopathic treatment at Dr Manus Homeopathy aims to stop the inflammatory reactions happening around in Arthritis by boosting the Immune system already tuned to deal with such anti-reactions in the Human body but weakened by various external or internal influences. As a result the resultant signs and symptoms eventually subdue without the need of day to day medication. Thus Homeopathy has the best answer to Arthritis without any side-effects.