Osteoarthritis and Biochemic Treatment

What is osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis is destruction of the smooth cartilage covering the ends of the bones. This destruction is similar to the - wear and tear of moving machines. Over time the cartilage may wear away entirely, and the bones will rub together and in that stage may cause severe aching pain. It usually starts in the middle age without any specific cause. It may affect all joints but mainly the knee joint, elbow joint, hip joint. Of the joint pains, pain in the knee joint is the most common.

Osteoarthritis of knee joints

In early stages there is pain or catch in the knee while getting up from sitting position or changing position of the knee after a period of rest in one position. In later stages, pain is almost constant and becomes worse. On exertion at this stage rest; painkiller medicines; or oil massage relieves the pain. In advanced stage, walking is difficult and often needs a lot of effort. Going up and down the stairs is especially very difficult. The shape of the leg changes and the knee bows outwards. At this stage, the gait changes and there may be sideways lurch at every step.

What are the causes of osteoarthritis?

Common causes of osteoarthritis are: Wear-and-tear of cartilage due to prolonged use of the joint (this is the commonest cause of osteoarthritis); Defect in quality of the cartilage such as in a disease called pseudogout; Defect in alignment of the articulating surfaces; Loose structures inside the joint such as a loose cover of the meniscus; Old injury; and Previous infection.

Excess Weight is one of the main causes of osteoarthritis. Excess weight puts extra stress on the weight-bearing joints, especially the knees and hips and quickens the wear-and-tear of the cartilage. If you already have osteoarthritis, losing weight may reduce stress on your joints.

Symptoms

• Aching pain, stiffness and swelling of the joints.
• Stiffness aggravates after rest and ameliorates by moderate movement.
• Extensive movement of the joint worsens the condition.
• Most people with osteoarthritis in knee joint complain of pain and/or creaking sound in the knee.

Traditional treatment

Osteoarthritis is not curable in traditional treatment. Once it starts, it remains for rest of the life. Painkillers are given to relieve pain; however, it does not reduce inflammation. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a type of medication that help reduce pain and swelling at different doses. Cortisone may be injected into the joint to relieve severe inflammation. Cortisone is a steroid that reduces swelling as well. But all these treatments are palliative only, reduce the symptoms and not curative.

Biochemic Treatment

There is very good treatment option of osteoarthritis in Biochemic Therapy. Biochemic medicines are efficient enough to control the inflammation, swelling and pains and can control the disease in a natural way. Biochemic medicines are nothing but mineral salts found in our tissues. That is why there is no side effect of Biochemic
medicines at all.

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Dr. Joydip Banerjee (Dip. in Biochemic Medicine) is a classical Biochemic practitioner in India, and runs a FREE Online clinic.