Although There Are Over 250 Different Joint Disorders

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Although there are over 250 diferent joint disorders ,

homeopathy groups them into the general classication o

rheumatism ecause the picture o these illnesses is very

similar!!!

Arthritis is the most common disorder afecting the joints o the

body.Clinically; the most common varieties are Rheumatoid,

Osteoarthritis and Gouty arthritis. Even no ater many years o

research, the actual cause o arthritis is not ully understood and it is

moreover ta!en as a "art o senile change in the body. As a result

cures are no more li!ely no than they ere #$ years ago.

Each joint in the body is lined, ith synovial membrane hich

"roduces a lubricating %uid hich allos the joints to unction

"ro"erty ith little or no "ain. Arthritis damages the joint s"ace,

leading to bone rubbing against bone hich "roduces the "ain,

selling and discomort characteristic o the condition. &hereas

osteo arthritis is usually considered a unction o 'ear and tear'

resulting due to old age, rheumatoid arthritis is a disease o the

hole body and can afect other organs as ell as the joints.

Arthritis can occur in other conditions including Reiter(s syndrome,

)y"hilis; *uberculosis; An!ylosing s"ondylitis and *y"hoid.

"#$%"A&$'&($(# ) *his is a degenerative condition o the joints

resulting rom destruction o cartilage and synovial %uid leading to

loss o s"ace beteen the bones. +t is a condition o old age

although it can be brought about by "revious injury or history o

"olio, so that the young can also sufer. +t generally involves the

large eight bearing joints, the hi"s and !nees "rimarily although

any joint in the body can be afected.+n the s"ine it is the major

cause o lo bac! "ain and nec! "ain as a result o the loss o

vertebral discs that act as shoc! absorbers in the s"inal column.. +t

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can afect the hands, "articularly the joints o the thumbs. +t tends

not to s"read rom one joint to another and is more common in

omen than men. +t is more "revalent in the obese because eight

increases "ressure on the joints/ and is also common in athletes ho

e0ercise regularly. 1oggers are more "rone to arthritis o the eet;

muscles around the joints may also become asted and

ea!.

&'%*+A$"( A&$'&($(#2 *his is a generali3ed in%ammatory

condition afecting young adults and the middle aged. +t occurs

commonly in Euro"e and 4orth America and in tem"erate climates.

A s"ecial variety )till(s disease/ occurs in young children. +t is

generally "rogressive and afects other "arts o the body including

the muscles, s!in, eyes, heart and sometimes lungs. +t is associated

ith lo grade anemia and is characteri3ed by acute e"isodes hen

the joints are sollen, hot and "ainul. 5yre0ia can be a eature, 6$

7 o suferers only e0"erience one e"isode but the majority ill

have rela"ses and remissions. *he most common joints afected are

those o the hands and rists but li!e osteo arthritis, any joint can

be involved. *he actual cause is un!non but certain actors are

thought to "lay a "art, including "ostviral inection and stress. An

'arthritis "ersonality' has been identi8ed, as one ho has not

e0"ressed grie in the loss o husband9ie 9child or is bottling u" his

anger. :ietary actors are also elt to be im"ortant and many

alternative "ractitioners "ay great attention to diet.

-"*$. A&$'&($(#2 *his orm o arthritis occurs hen e0cess uric

acid is circulating in the blood hich then crystalli3es out into the

joints, "roducing acutely "ainul and sollen hot joints. +t is ty"ically

ound in the big toe, but !nees and hands can also be afected. +t is

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generally treatable and does not s"read li!e other orms. +t

commonly "resents ith2

-. 5ain, stifness and redness es"ecially early in the morning.

6. &ea!ness and asting o muscles.

. *enderness and ever.

<. Coldness o hands and eet.

#. *ra""ed nerves in osteoarthritis can lead to tingling in hands and

the condition is called as carpal tunnel syndrome. +t causes

numbness and "ain in the thumb, inde0 and middle 8ngers,

diagnosis is very im"ortant in such case and a visit to doctor is

essential. Alternative thera"ies have a large "art to "lay and can

hel" to reduce the intensity o sym"toms as ell as "revent

recurrences. 5atient is advised to2

-. =ose eight.

6. >egin a rela0ation and stress reduction "rogram.

. ?oga and gentle e0ercise, including simming ill hel"

<. + having di@culty ith emotional res"onses to major lie events

death9divorce etc/ counseling can be o vital hel".

A4*+AR*R+*+) :+E*

-. Reduce dairy "roducts

6. Cut out red meat and all meat i "ossible.

. Avoid very hot and very cold oods.



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<. Cut out cofee and tea.

#. *a!e u" herbal tea.

B. Reduce hite %our "roducts.

. Dast or one day a ee!; avoid all solid ood and drin! clear

liuids, such as herbal tea, ater, a""le juice.

F. Get advice on minerals and vitamin su""lements.

. Avoid acid ruits, including citrus ruits and tomatoes.

-$. *a!e lots o vegetable juice celery, carrot or beetroot.

--. E0"eriment ith e0cluding heat "roducts rom your diet.

A naturo"ath can hel" you change your lie style and "rescribe the

diet or early relie. A controlled ast can be o great hel" both in

acute "hase and to "revent recurrence, as can a long term balancedvegetarian diet. A "hysiothera"ist can hel" you ta!e u" gentle

stretching e0ercises hich ill urther "rovide relie.

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Although there are over 6#$ diferent joint disorders, homoeo"athy

grou"s them into the general classi8cation o rheumatism because

the "icture o these illnesses is very similar. *his section there ore

contains those medicines most suited to an illness hich has joints,

muscle or tendon "ain, usually stifness and some times deormity o

one or more joints. *he most common orm o rheumatism is

osteoarthritis hich is "roduced by the ear and tear that joints

sufer during their use , it is over tice as common as rheumatoid

arthritis here the joints become in%amed and "ainul. + any doubt

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e0ists over the diagnosis or treatment, another doctor should be

consulted, but medical hel" is needed to treat these conditions and

it should not be ignored.

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*he smaller joints, such as the hands and eet are those mainly

afected. 1oints ache and sell and the eet are orse or al!ing

---ACTAEA SPICATA.

Afected "art eels very stif and sore to the touch. 1oints sell,

ma!ing the over lying s!in eel stretched and tight ,selling is "ale ,

joints become sollen APIS MELLIFICA

Rheumatism that comes about rom e0"osure to dam" and cold ith

simultaneous muscle strain afected "arts eels sore and bruised

ARNICA

Cutting lightning li!e "ains run along joints. 1oints are red, shiny

and sollen and "ain radiates through them. Dor rheumatism that is

oten brought on by getting head and nec! et or sitting ith them

e0"osed to a draught BELLADONNA

Rheumatism in the smaller joints, hich develo" nodular sellings

BENOIC ACID.

Acute rheumatism ith hot, shiny dar! or "ale red joints. Dor "ain

that is greatly aggravated by movement but that is relieved by

e0ternal heat BR!ONIA ALBA

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Rheumatism that comes on rom or!ing in ater or dam"

surroundings, u""er bac! and shoulders are the most afected areas

CALCAREA CARBONICA

Afected joints eel stif and tight and lying on them ma!es them eel

sore ,"ain is orse rom cold and is relieved by armth ,restlessness

at night ,ith draing "ains in muscles ,an!les are also ea!

CA"STIC"M

)evere almost intolerable "ain ith com"ulsion to get u" and al!

about C#AMOMILLA

)ym"toms mainly in muscles CIMICIF"$A

5ain is orse in the evenings afected "arts are sollen and dar!

red. :isease moves rom joint to joint and ty"ically occurs in

debilitated and ea! "ersons COLC#IC"M

Rheumatism is orse in changeable eather, es"ecially in dam"

cold conditions D"LCAMARA

Dor chronic cases ith distorted and !nobby joints. 1oints are orse

rom movement and the tendons around them eel tight $"AIC"M

5ain travels u"ards is orse in a arm bed, and afects the smaller

joints

Any selling is slight or conditions here nodules ormLED"M PAL

Relie rom slo, gentle movement L!COPODI"M

Rheumatism is in the right shoulder, rheumatism is orse in bed or

ater al!ing and better rom armthMA$NESIA CARBONICA

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5ain constantly moves rom joint to joint ,orse in the evening and

rom armth but relieved by cold , severe "ain that leads to

com"ulsion to move about to try to relieve it indigestion is also

"resent P"LSATILLA

Rheumatism is orse hen there is a eather or tem"erature

change rheumatism in the chest all, hich eels bruised, although

the "ain is shar" RAN"NC"L"S B"LBOS"S

)usce"tibility to eather change, "articularly cold intry eather,

chronic rheumatism afects the smaller joints, hich are orse

during rest, the "arts involved eel ea! R#ODODENDRON.

Huscle stifness and soreness "rominent body "rojections are

tender "ain is orse on 8rst starting to move ,orse rom sitting

and rising rom a sitting "osition.Relie rom continued movement

and armth. :am" eather and dam" sellings aggravate the

condition R#"STO%ICONDENDRON

)oreness and lameness that is similar to a tendon s"rain

rheumatism o rists and an!les is "resent R"TA $RA&EOLENS

Acute muscular rheumatism ith shiting shar", stitching "ains and

soreness and stifness in muscles, es"ecially bac! and nec! and

right shoulder SAN$"INARIA

Chronic, oten amilial rheumatism, "ain is orse at night and rom

uncovering and is better rom armth, an!le are also ea! SILICIA

Acute and chronic rheumatism, in%ammation starts in eet, and then

e0tends u" the body. 5ain is orse in bed and at night, jer!ing o the

limbs hile alling aslee" S"LP#"R

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Although There Are Over 250 Different Joint Disorders