Ayurvedic Treatments For Arthritis: Old Is New

es what modern man considered the “oldfor the treatment of arthritis and other joint pain,
ways” of healing have a way of coming round toAyurvedic medicine has found combining them for
be known as the “new way“.better results.)
Such is the case with Ayurvedic Medicine TreatmentsIn the 1991 study, 42 osteoarthritis sufferers who
for Arthritis. Based on ancient Brahmin Indianwere treated with the Ayurveda herbs in concert,
treatments 3,000 to 4,000 years old, this holisticshowed “a significant reduction in pain and
approach to helping sufferers cope with arthritis isdisability”.
enjoying a re-found popularity. The World HealthAnd although researchers say it can take up to a
Organization agrees Ayurvedic treatment is a usefulmonth for Ayurveda herb usage to produce positive
traditional health science.results, the effects of the herb use for arthritis pain
As with other holistic systems of healing, Ayurvedarelief can last for several years without the need to
recognizes that all people are unique, and thus evenincrease dosage!
though they may evince the same outwardTo help you heal without the addition of more
symptoms, the path to their healing differs.medication, which may bring with them own
This means the remedy for your arthritis pains andcomplications, requires more than popping yet
suffering is different than those of your neighbor oranother pill. It requires attention to the mind and
friend.body. Both medically-trained physicians and Ayurvedic
Several recent studies in the United States, India andpractitioners agree a holistic approach to the
elsewhere have confirmed Ayurvedic treatments astreatment of Arthritis is apt to bring about the best
a means to natural arthritic pain relief.and longest-lasting results.
The American College of Rheumatology conducted aTo help assist your natural arthritis pain relief, in
double-blind test trial of 90 people with osteoarthritis.addition to Ayurvedic treatments, it’s also
The study show 50 percent of the patients whoimperative to work at improving your lifestyle habits
took a combination of tumeric, frankincenseand practices. Here are some examples:
(Boswellia) ginger and ashwagandha had significant*Add meditation and occasional fasting to your
improvements with pain relief as well as mobility. InAyurvedic routine
contrast, only 20 percent of their placebo group*Exercise often - but avoid those that cause you
reported any arthritis pain relief.pain. Start and progress slowly, but do it daily.
In another double-blind study of 182 people suffering*Reduce caffeine intake
from rheumatoid arthritis, the use of the same*Don’t’ smoke. If you do, quit - if
anti-inflammatory herbs brought about “markednecessary, recall American humorist Mark
improvement” in pain relief, reduction of stiffnessTwain’s advice, “Habit is habit, and not to
and the severity of swollen joints and broughtbe flung out of the window…but coaxed
improvement in their overall ability to function.downstairs a step at a time.”
A study in India considered the results of the*Reduce your stress and anxiety using simple
combining of frankincense, tumeric, zinc andbreathing techniques and physical exercise.
ashwagandha as natural arthritic pain relief. (ThoughYour arthritis can be managed through natural pain
the herbs have some medicinal powers on their ownrelief by using ayurvedic treatment.