| Home Remedies & Herbal Supplements for | | | | muscles around your joints can help to support them |
| Arthritis | | | | and reduce your chances of injury. |
| Herbal remedies have gained popularity as a natural | | | | Weight Control |
| approach to other arthritis treatments. Herbs are the | | | | By reducing stress on your joints, controlling your |
| basis for many traditional medicines. | | | | weight helps prevent osteoarthritis of the knees and |
| Home Remedies | | | | other weight-bearing joints. And it lessens pain in those |
| Prepare garlic paste and apply the paste on the | | | | who have it. To keep weight off, lose it gradually — |
| affected joint; it is an effective herbal remedy for | | | | no more than two to five pounds per month. Eat |
| arthritis. Regular consumption of garlic cloves in raw | | | | fewer calories and exercise more to lose weight. |
| condition reduces the problem of joint pains. | | | | Heat and Cold |
| One teaspoon of honey and two teaspoon of lemon | | | | Applying heat or cold to sore joints can temporarily |
| juice added in one glass of lukewarm water works | | | | relieve the pain and stiffness of osteoarthritis. Heat |
| well against the pain and swelling of arthritis. This is an | | | | helps to relax aching muscles. Cold can numb the area |
| efficient home based herbal remedy in controlling the | | | | to reduce pain. Ask your doctor or therapist which |
| pain of arthritis. | | | | method is best for you. |
| Add two teaspoon of honey and two teaspoon of | | | | Medicines |
| apple cider vinegar in lukewarm water for regular | | | | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - NSAIDs |
| consumption in the morning. Drinking turmeric powder | | | | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs - NSAIDs - are |
| added lukewarm water helps relieving pain of arthritis. | | | | widely used anti-inflammatory treatments of |
| Herbal Supplement | | | | osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. NSAIDs differ |
| - Shallaki herb [also known as Boswellia serrata] helps | | | | from analgesics in an important aspect: while |
| in reducing the problem of blood circulation, controls the | | | | analgesics treat pain, NSAIDs treat both pain and |
| swelling of joints, and relieves joint pain. | | | | inflammation. By blocking these actions of |
| - Taking Aswagandha two times per day with ½ | | | | prostaglandins along with the inflammatory ones, |
| glass lukewarm water is an efficient herbal remedy of | | | | traditional NSAIDs can lead to an upset stomach and |
| arthritis. It will surely help improving the condition on | | | | peptic ulcers, or interfere with kidney function, |
| regular use for at least 10-15 days at a stretch. | | | | according to Arthritis Today. For many people, NSAIDs |
| - Rheumatil is s natural remedy containing a | | | | are used as anti-inflammatory treatments of |
| combination of traditional ayurvedic herbal extracts, | | | | osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Serious side |
| effective in reducing joint pain and inflammation caused | | | | effects include gastric upset and internal bleeding, so |
| by arthritis, spondylosis, sports injuries and other joint | | | | use of NSAIDs requires a doctor's supervision. |
| problems. | | | | Prescription analgesics / painkillers |
| - Arthrella is a natural remedy for Rheumatoid Arthritis | | | | Prescription analgesics are one of the many types of |
| and induces remission. It minimizes joint stiffness and | | | | medication used to treat arthritis pain. They do not |
| swelling, relieves pain and inflammation of involved | | | | treat inflammation, or the underlying disease condition. |
| joints and protects unaffected joints from succumbing | | | | Prescription analgesics are classified as either narcotic |
| to arthritis | | | | or non-narcotic. They may be prescribed along with |
| Management of Arthritis | | | | other types of arthritis medicine. Many doctors have |
| Treatment options vary depending on the type of | | | | sought to avoid prescribing narcotics for long term |
| arthritis and include physical and occupational therapy, | | | | treatment due to concerns about drug dependency |
| lifestyle changes (including exercise and weight control), | | | | and addiction. There have also been concerns about |
| medications and dietary supplements (symptomatic or | | | | side effects such as chronic constipation, dizziness, |
| targeted at the disease process causing the arthritis). | | | | nausea, and breathing problems sometimes associated |
| Arthroplasty or joint replacement surgery may be | | | | with narcotics as well as non-narcotic painkillers. |
| required in eroding forms of arthritis. | | | | Disease Modifying Arthritis Drugs (DMARDS) for |
| Exercise regime | | | | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Arthritis experts emphasize that a well-designed | | | | For patients that have rheumatoid arthritis who show |
| exercise program can decrease the pain and stiffness | | | | poor response to NSAIDS, a different class of |
| you feel — while increasing your range of motion. | | | | medication called disease-modifying drugs or |
| Talk to your doctor about the kinds of exercise that | | | | DMARDS is available. These drugs differ from each |
| best suits your particular needs. | | | | other and from other arthritis medications in their onset |
| While high impact activities such as running and floor | | | | of action, method of administration, cost, potential side |
| aerobics can increase joint pain, regular gentle exercise | | | | effects, and the need for monitoring for potential side |
| (such as swimming, water aerobics and biking) has | | | | effects. The severity of the arthritis, previous response |
| been shown to reduce or prevent joint pain. Exercise | | | | to other medications, and history of other health |
| benefits your cartilage too as the action of the joints | | | | problems will help determine which drug or combination |
| increases blood flow, which in turn brings nutrients to | | | | of drugs will be prescribed for you. |
| the joint and removes waste products. Building strong | | | | |