Arthritis affects one out of every three adults. There are two kinds of this painful joint inflammation, known as arthritis, that we can suffer from, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

The decreasing of cartilage within the joints is referred to as osteoarthritis. Typically, it impacts the patient’s wrists, fingers, or knees. The joints and other parts of the body such as the lungs, heart, and blood can be affected by rheumatoid arthritis. You most likely suffer from this type of arthritis if pain is felt in both of your knees. This illness causes a lot of pain and suffering that can interfere with your way of life, bringing on depression and causing misery at work and at play, and it cannot be cured. The best we can hope for is relief from its symptoms.

Drugs are available for arthritis treatment. We can certainly take such over the counter pain medicines, like acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, or aspirin, but we must be cautious since taking pain relievers too much or taking them too long can make you extremely ill, and even cause damage to the liver or other organs.

There is continual improvement made to prescription medicines. The physician can write a prescription for high dose anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibuprofen, Naxopren, Meloxicam, or Celebrex. We hope scientists can find a safer more effective medication to deal with this serious condition.

Medicines for topical application are applied right to the painful joint area in the form of ointments such as Bengay. They provide relief with almost no secondary effects. In injection form on the joints that are affected, steroids are also employed. They have a short-term effect and they are extremely painful.

Arthritis pain requires us to be active to get relief. Medications can be used but we also need to make an effort to improve ourselves. Exercise, without placing undue pressure on the joints, is a good means of weight control (there is a direct correlation between obesity and arthritis), and to maintain your health. Exercise consistently and your arthritis will be more under control; go for walks, practice stretching exercises, or start a yoga class. A fantastic exercise for the joints if your cautious of the humidity is swimming.

There are scientific studies that show a connection between arthritis and food. People feel better when they eat more fruits and vegetables and decrease the amount of fat and sugar they eat. When doctors treat arthritic patients, for the control of sugar levels and cholesterol, blood tests are ordered. It’s also beneficial to drink a lot of water, because it assists in cleansing the toxins in our body, thus keeping it working well.

to be continued…