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Natural Cures for Problems with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis, strictly speaking is one of a number of types of inflammatory arthritis. Each is characterised by inflammation of a joint or joints where there is redness, pain, stiffness, swelling and warmth, and then after time there may be disability of the affected joints where they remain swollen and may fuse together.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis; Many joints tend to be affected and the course is progressive with periods of quietness and others of worsening.
Others include:-
- Gout; Typically one joint is affected, classically a big toe joint. The condition is very acute and extremely painful. Gout is however relatively short lived with complete improvement between attacks.
- Ankylosing Spondylitis; Is a progressive inflammation of the soft tissues (non bony parts), usually in the spine, but it may affect other organs as well. When the inflammation dies down bone is laid down where the ligaments and tendons used to be and the bones become fused together and not able to move.
- Psoriatic Arthritis; This may is difficult to differentiate from Rheumatoid Arthritis but its association with psoriasis and different blood test results are indicators.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatments
Modern Western Medicine
A full range of drugs from simple pain killers such as Paracetamol; NSAIDs (Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs) like Meloxicam (Mobic), Naproxen (Naprosyn), Nabumetone (Relifex), Etodolac (Lodine) and Diclofenac (Voltarol), through to cytotoxic drugs such as Methotrexate is used. The more severe drugs generally need very close supervision in a hospital setting because they can have serious side effects.
Complementary Therapy
Please help us to help you by letting your practitioner know about Natural Cures from Shared Care so that they might contact us (email to:- editor(at)shared-care.com) with their evidence to add their therapy to this list.
The therapies/educational systems shown below have been noted as helpful for Rheumatoid Arthritis
| BodyTalk |
| Nutritional Therapy |
| Aromatherapy |
| Chiropractic |
| Western Herbal Medicine |
| Homeopathy |
| Massage |
| Reflexology |
| Shiatsu |
Please also check out Approaches Individual to the Practitioner for lists of those whose approaches don't fall into any specific category.
The following practitioners have indicated that they have a special interest in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Please click on the "more.." button for fuller details.
| Ms. | Linda | Rowlands | Florida | United States of America | |
| Ms. | Pamela | Bellamy | Georgia | United States of America | |
| Ms. | Elizabeth Nirbhebe V | Davies | Minnesota | United States of America | |
Natural Cures for Problems with Rheumatoid Arthritis Blog
Add your contributions to the "Natural Cures for Problems with Rheumatoid Arthritis" blog for this page. The button is at the bottom of the page or follow this link to the blog for this page. These can be absolutely anything related to the topic of this page that needs an answer from other members of the community, or a space for you to complain about or comment on anything related to that topic.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Groups
The home country of the group is listed. Most will provide more information, advice, contacts and help wherever you live:-
| Arthritis Foundation of Western Australia | Australia | Western Australia |
| Arthritis Victoria | Australia | Victoria |
| The Arthritis Society | Canada | National |
| Arthritis Care | Great Britain | National |
| Arthritis Research Campaign | Great Britain | National |
| National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society | Great Britain | National |
| National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society | Great Britain | National |
| Pain Relief Foundation | Great Britain | National |
| Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthropathy Alliance | Great Britain | National |
| The Alliance for Action on Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis | Great Britain | National |
| Arthritis Care Ireland | Ireland | National |
| Arthritis Ireland | Ireland | National |
| Irish Chronic Pain Association | Ireland | National |
| Arthritis New Zealand | New Zealand | National |
| Arthritis Foundation | United States of America | National |
| ArthritisSupport.com | United States of America | National |
Please email editor(at)shared-care.com with the name and URL of your suggestions for additional groups.
Places to Eat and Stay, Tourist, Town and Travel Guides
These sections are designed to provide help in finding restaurants, cafes, hotels, resorts, towns, beaches, travel companies and so on that are user friendly for our communities.
Shopping Zone
Editors Choice
Not all good things come from Amazon. The following are my choices of goodies that I have come across or in which I have had some involvement. If you want to add anything please email me (editor(at)shared-care.com) with details
| Surprisingly Gluten Free | Gluten free cookbook; lots of good recipes |
| Surprisingly Gluten Free | |
| Dr Michaels New Horizons | Self help tapes from No Panic |
| No Panic | |
| Lumie Sunlamp | Sunlamp for SAD (works for me! (ed)) |
| Lumie | |
| The FISH Plan for Migraine | Free downloadable book about treating migraine |
| The FISH Plan for Migraine | |
| The FISH Plan for Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Free downloadable book about treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| The FISH Plan for IBS | |
| Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet | Necessary dietary reading for everyone |
| Your Heart Needs the Mediterranean Diet | |
| The Complete Guide to Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Cooking | Great cookbook by Glenis Lucas. Introduction by me! |
| The Complete Guide to Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Cooking | |
