Dr. G V Gurudutt

If you are looking for Ayurvedic remedies for arthritis, you should opt for Ayurvedic treatment. Arthritis is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease causing damage to your joints and connective tissues. The knee gets commonly affected. There are three primary types of arthritis, which occur in your knees. Ayurveda is ideal for arthritis treatment, and there are several Ayurvedic remedies that you can opt for .

Arthritis is very common but is not well understood. Actually, “arthritis” is not a single disease; it is an informal way of referring to joint pain or joint disease. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis and related conditions. People of all ages, sexes and races can and do have arthritis, and it is the leading cause of disability in America. More than 50 million adults and 300,000 children have some type of arthritis. It is most common among women and occurs more frequently as people get older.

Common arthritis joint symptoms include swelling, pain, stiffness and decreased range of motion. Symptoms may come and go. They can be mild, moderate or severe. They may stay about the same for years, but may progress or get worse over time. Severe arthritis can result in chronic pain, inability to do daily activities and make it difficult to walk or climb stairs. Arthritis can cause permanent joint changes. These changes may be visible, such as knobby finger joints, but often the damage can only be seen on X-ray. Some types of arthritis also affect the heart, eyes, lungs, kidneys and skin as well as the joints.

How does ayurveda approach arthritis?

Ayurvedic treatment for arthritis is based on the understanding of the various doshas or humors of the body. According to Ayurveda, there are four main humors in the body and it is these that govern our health, wellness and our proneness to disease. Arthritis, as per Ayurveda, is a condition caused due to the aggravation of vatadosha (air). The body produces ama a toxin that is released as a by product of improper digestion. When ama is produced, it circulates in the body and gets deposited at sites that have already weakened. So when the vata is already stirring up, ama finds the perfect place to build up. That is why you experience arthritis in fingers or knees. For most people, arthritis in the knee is more painful than in the fingers because knees are load bearing joints. If you have arthritis in your knees, you will have trouble moving and the range of motion in your joints will be severely restricted. You may have to depend on people or walking aids to make even the smallest of movements.

Ayurvedic treatment for arthritis aims at balancing and stabilising the Vata component of your body. This is done by strengthening your alimentary canal and metabolic pathway. This makes sure that your circulatory channels do not get blocked by impurities, and are functioning properly. You need to drink a lot of water in order to detoxify your body. There are several Ayurvedic home remedies for arthritis treatment as well, which help in improving your motion range.

Treatment tips:

1. You should start your day with a big glass of lukewarm water every day with Home Remedy ie. 100gm fried Methi (fenugreek) + 100gm Haldi + 10gm Piparamul Make it mixer. Take 1 Teaspoon every day morning & Evening

2. You should opt for fenugreek which is an ideal natural inhibitor of aama and corrects your Vata dosha. This natural arthritis remedy can be taken in various ways. You can take these seeds in your food. You can also grind them, mix mustard oil to it, and apply the mixture to your joints. This provides warmth and relief to your joints.

3. You can opt for an Ayurvedic hot oil massage of your joints. This is effective, especially during the winter. You can use ITIS OIL + castor oil + sesame seed oil for massaging your arthritis affected joints. Do not apply pressure while massaging your joints as applying pressure goes against the principles of Ayurveda.

4. It is recommended for you to meditate regularly for relieving stress and coping with anxiety. These factors are responsible for the development of ama in your body. Regular meditation makes your body relaxed and calm. You should practice yoga as it involves several breathing exercises which help in initiating you into meditation. Having effective control over your breath, your meditation will be more effective.

5. Take one teaspoon castor oil with one cup warm water once in a week.

6. It is important for you to sleep early and wake up early. The disruption of your sleep cycle causes aggravation of all your doshas and causes stress and fear. A healthy sleep cycle helps you in keeping away from obesity. This improves the health of your load bearing joints, as the chances of them getting extra load because of obesity are prevented.If you are looking for Ayurvedic remedies for arthritis, it is important for you to consult an experienced Ayurvedic practitioner. He will be able to prescribe you Ayurvedic remedies which suit your symptoms and stage of arthritis.

7. You start Unique Ayurvedic Panchkarma Treatment like abhyangam, Swedanam, Podikizi, and janu Basti along with basti treatment.

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EARLY WARNINGS OF ARTHRITIS

Knowing how the types of arthritis differ will help you understand your disease and will help you work more effectively with your health care team. Aches and pains in and around incomes for their families.Parents are concerned about being able to care for their children adequately:if disabling features of the disease appear, concerns deepen, and at such times health care professionals can provide valuable suggestions for living a normal life with arthritis. Suggestions may include utilizing many available helpful devices, aids and appliances and the services of community agencies.Children with arthritis are concerned about being different as well as about being ill. All children want to enjoy the normal childhood pleasures. Arthritic children need the support of the professional health care team as well as those who love them to enable them to develop as normally as possible.

SAVE MONEY: TREAT ARTHRITIS EARLY If you think you have arthritis or that someone about whom you care has arthritis, it is important for a diagnosis to be made early. If  a diagnosis has been made, it is important to follow the advice given by the health care team. You can save money and spare yourself pain and anguish  by following recommendations right away and helping yourself in the early stages of the disease.Arthritis can be expensive disease, but it need not to be.It is expensive because it affects so many people in so many ways. Most people can live comfortably and continue to provide for themselves and their families.Others must cut down on the amount of work they do, change jobs, or stop working altogether. According to the US arthritis foundation, the annual cost to the national economy due to arthritis, in lost wages and medical bills, runs into billions of dollars. The cost in human suffering, pain, and disability cannot be measured.Following your doctor’s recommendations can also help you save money on medication and therapies. Arthritis sufferers spend millions of dollars each year on quack remedies, only to be disappointed with the results.The medical professions won’t hold any secrets from you when a real cure for arthritis is found. If the quack remedies were really safe and effective, the doctors you know would be recommendations them to you. The US arthritis foundation maintains a misinformation file containing thousands of quack remedies for arthritis. Many won’t hurt you, but they probably won’t help either.One of the dangers of using quack remedies for arthritis without consulting your physician is that you might be giving up a more effective treatment by following something that hasn’t been proven to help in cases such as your own. In the long run you can do irreparable harm to yourself. Some advertised arthritis clinics may use remedies that have effects throughout the body that may be life threatening to certain individuals. When you read about a new breakthrough treatment for arthritis, discuss it with your physician. Your physician will know how it might influence your arthritis.