Arthritis

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Take medicine to lower your Uric Acid level.
You can't get rid of gout but you can control the flare-ups and change your lifestyle to prevent future episodes. Pain relievers, avoiding certain foods, and controlling stress all help in preventing you from getting it again.

Osteoarthritis is the result of damage done to cartilage to a point where the bones in joints are rubbing on each other. Cartilage has no nerves in it and so long as this smooth layer exists between the bones there is no pain. However as soon as this is gone the bone feels it and you experience pain. When the cartilage and surrounding tissue is eroded to a point where the bone touches in joints the result is the same as osteoarthritis when seen on Xray. So it is imperative that inflammation be kept under control in the case of any inflammatory disease.

Vitamin E has apparently been proven to have substantial benefits for a high percentage of people with night cramps. I experienced night cramping in lower legs and feet for a couple of years. Severity ranged from mild (none to one per night) to severe (> 10 per night requiring me to get out of bed for relief). I found an Internet post that mentioned Vitamin E after going through a full week of severe night cramps. I started that day with two 400 I.U. vitamins per day and experienced an immediate reduction in cramping frequency and intensity. It has now been two months since I started vitamin E. I am sleeping peacefully through the night cramp free!! I can even stretch in bed when waking up and in the past that would have triggered immediate cramping. I reduced dosage to one Vitamin E tablet per day two days ago with no recurrence of cramping so far. I am a 51 year old Caucasian man in reasonably good physical condition (exercise moderately 2 - 3 times per week) that takes 10 mg of Simvastatin per day for moderately elevated chloresterol. I had previously tried stretching legs / feet before bed (which helped some) staying well hydrated with water and / or Gatorade (helped some if I had been particularly active and was dehydrated), and salt (no apparent relief). The night cramps I had been experiencing were different than exercise induced cramping from excessive sports when I was younger (those were thigh / calf typically and were more likely during the activity, but occasionally occurred at night). My night cramps were anywhere from calf, to front of shin area, to top of foot, toes, etc. For me, Vitamin E has had a huge beneficial impact. I don't know how it helps, but it has immensely. Since beginning taking Vitamin E, I have averaged less than one night cramp a week that requires me to get out of bed. Before the treatment, that average would have been closer to 15 per week, .... and it had been > 40 the week before I started.

Yes, there is actually a diet that is known as "arthritis diet." This specific diet will help you understand what foods you may be able to consume, that will actually help with your arthritis. It will also tell you about foods that may aggravate your arthritis, and cause you to feel more pain.

Articular cartilage, is responsible for the low friction and painless, articulation of synovial joints. Articular cartilage consists of a sparse distribution of highly specialized cells known as chondrocytes. These are are embedded in a matrix to provide articular cartilage withwonderful mechanical properties. Chondrocytes make up the tissue matrix macromolecular framework from three classes of molecules known as collagens, proteoglycans, and noncollagenous proteins. The Chondrocytes protect the cells from being damaged as a result of normal joint use, they determine the types and concentrations of molecules reaching the cells, acts as a mechanical signal transducer for the cells, and helps maintain the chondrocyte phenotype. Articular cartilage undergoes internal remodeling Throughout life as cells replace matrix macromolecules lost as a result of degradation. Aging decreases the ability of chondrocytes become less able to maintain and restore articular cartilage leading to an increase in the risk of degeneration of the articular cartilage surface. Progressive degeneration of articular cartilage leads to joint pain and dysfunction. This situation is clinically identified as osteoarthritis. Investigation regarding the pathogenesis of post traumatic osteoarthritis, the form of osteoarthritis that develops following joint injury, is helping to explain the development and progression of joint degeneration.

The National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse acknowledges acupuncture as an established method for stopping arthritis pain for short periods of time. Researchers believe that the needles stimulate deep sensory nerves that tell the brain to release natural painkillers (endorphins). Note that acupressure is similar to acupuncture, but pressure is applied to the acupuncture sites instead of needles.

A first visit to an acupuncturist usually costs between $50 and $125. Expect follow-up visits to range from $30 to $80. Physicians generally charge a little more. .

Acupuncture is one of the CAM therapies that are more commonly covered by insurance. However, you should check with your insurer before you start treatment to see whether acupuncture will be covered for your condition and, if so, to what extent. Some insurance plans require preauthorize for acupuncture.

I recently found out i have rheumatoid arthitis and i can say from personal experience i have vertigo and suffered extreme vertigo 3 months ago where i couldn't even leave the house or open my eyes.

I am sorry to hear that you suffer from these issues, but there are diets that can assist you in making sure that you eat the correct foods and avoid the ones you should be staying away from. Here is some additional info on this type of diet: http://www.arthritisgoutdiet.net/ http://www.goutremoval.com/gout-diet/arthritis-gout-diet-foods/

There are some pretty horrible forms of arthritis. The most wide spread isOsteoarthritis, it can be the result of total destruction of Joints. Then there is gout, which is a form of arthritis that occurs as a result of too much uric acid in the system forming crystals that invade joints causing excruciating pain and damage it can also damage the kidney eventually.In my opinion it is probably Rheumatoid arthritis which can strike at any age and totally destroy joints. affect eyesight, the lungs, the heart and even cause problems with the brain if you are unlucky. it is also a very painful condition. Seen from an overall perspective however it all depends on the particular case of arthritis and the person that has it.

There is no cure for gout, nor is there a cure for the damage that uric acid crystals do to joint tissue. There are treatments that involve anti inflammatory and diet to alleviate the symptoms however.

It depends on what is causing the pain. I have RA and this can cause inflammation which is painful For this I find that cold for a short time can help. However as a result of theinflammation I also have problems similar to osteoarthritis and in that situation there is nothing better then letting hot water run offer the affected joint.

Alcohol does nothing to help arthritis. It is a huge mistake to use alcohol to ease medical problems. See your GP.

Furthermore, any medication taken along with alcohol will have toxic / lethal effects.

This is why health professionals are against alcohol consumption while on medications.

There are no known beneficial effects from the use of any alcohol on the symptoms of Arthritis. in the case of gouty arthritis any alcohol is likely to exacerbate the problem especially those that involve yeast. on the other hand the odd drink is not a problem either for a person that has arthritis. However arthritis suffers that are on medications should be very carefully about their drinking habits as alcohol mixed with some of these drugs can lead to scaring in the liver or damage to the kidneys. So the upshot of it is alcohol is best avoided.

Most forms of arthritis are chronic and incurable illnesses there are treatments available to reduce inflammation caused by them and to reduce pain as well as disease modifying drugs that stop the immune system reacting in a destructive manner. It pays for people that have any form of arthritis to keep reasonably fit and keep an eye on the progress of the disease in their joints. it also pays for them to take it a litle easy on their joints in order to have them last longer.
There are over 100 types of arthritis, the most common being osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. While there is no known cure for either, the "itis" part of the word indicates inflammation, for which ibuprofin or acetaminophen is often recommended. Please seek a doctor's recommendation before self-medicating.

Junk food is bad for you because it's not healthy. Your body uses food and liquid as fuel. Eating junk food is like putting a bad fuel into your body. It's okay to eat a little bit of junk food once in a while, but eating a lot is going to cause problems. The body has to work extra hard and junk food causes a lot of bad things. You get more tired, and gain weight, but exercising and eating other healthy stuff well be fine!

There is no relationship between RA and Malaria. Malaria is a disease that involves a parasite usually introduces by mosquito's It was found that a malaria drug Plaquinill has an effect on the immune system that proved helpful to some RA sufferers.