| Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that | | | | " Sa Kashtaha Sarvarogaanaam yadaa prakupito |
| causes chronic inflammation of the joints. Rheumatoid | | | | Bhavet | |
| arthritis can also cause inflammation of the tissue | | | | Hastha paada shiro gulpha trika jaanu uru sandhishu || |
| around the joints, as well as other organs in the body. | | | | Karoti sarujam shopham yatra doshaha prapadyate | |
| | | | | Sa desho rujate atyatham vyaviddha iva vrishchkaihi |
| The disease usually begins gradually with fatigue, | | | | || " |
| morning stiffness (lasting more than one hour), | | | | |
| widespread muscle aches, loss of appetite, and | | | | This means " If the disease "ama vata" (rheumatoid |
| weakness. Eventually, joint pain appears. When the | | | | arthritis) becomes chronic the joints (sandhi) of |
| joint is not used for a while, it can become warm, | | | | hands (Hastha), feet (paada) , ankles and elbow |
| tender, and stiff. When the lining of the joint | | | | (gulpha) , low back (trika) , knee (jaanu), and hip (uru) |
| (synovium) becomes inflamed, it gives off more fluid | | | | become inflamed and painful. The pain in affected |
| and the joint becomes swollen. Joint pain is often felt | | | | joints resembles the pain of a scorpion's sting." |
| on both sides of the body, and may affect the wrist, | | | | |
| knees, elbows, fingers, toes, ankle or neck. | | | | A detailed description of the causative factors, |
| | | | | pathophysiology, symptoms, treatment principles and |
| Because it can affect multiple other organs of the | | | | diet & lifestyle modifications for treating |
| body, rheumatoid arthritis is referred to as a systemic | | | | ‘Amavata' have been clearly explained in |
| illness and is sometimes called rheumatoid disease | | | | Ayurveda, thousands of years back. |
| & is a progressive illness that has the potential to | | | | |
| cause joint destruction and functional disability. | | | | The strength of Ayurveda in the area of spine and |
| | | | | joint treatments is globally appreciated. Since it |
| In some patients with rheumatoid arthritis, chronic | | | | addresses the root cause of the issue the results are |
| inflammation leads to the destruction of the cartilage, | | | | fantastic. |
| bone, and ligaments, causing deformity of the joints. | | | | |
| Damage to the joints can occur early in the disease | | | | CHARAKA offers a very effective treatment |
| and be progressive. Moreover, studies have shown | | | | methodology based on the classical texts of |
| that the progressive damage to the joints does not | | | | Ayurveda. The treatment comprises of Detoxification, |
| necessarily correlate with the degree of pain, stiffness, | | | | rejuvenation through Ayurvedic Panchakarma therapy, |
| or swelling present in the joints. | | | | administration of researched medicines internally. |
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| According to Ayurveda, Rheumatoid arthritis is | | | | If patient can come for the treatment in early stages, |
| compared as "Ama vata". It has been described as | | | | even total cure is also possible. |
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