| es what modern man considered the old | | | | for the treatment of arthritis and other joint pain, |
| ways of healing have a way of coming round to | | | | Ayurvedic medicine has found combining them for |
| be known as the new way. | | | | better results.) |
| Such is the case with Ayurvedic Medicine Treatments | | | | In the 1991 study, 42 osteoarthritis sufferers who |
| for Arthritis. Based on ancient Brahmin Indian | | | | were treated with the Ayurveda herbs in concert, |
| treatments 3,000 to 4,000 years old, this holistic | | | | showed a significant reduction in pain and |
| approach to helping sufferers cope with arthritis is | | | | disability. |
| enjoying a re-found popularity. The World Health | | | | And although researchers say it can take up to a |
| Organization agrees Ayurvedic treatment is a useful | | | | month 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, Ayurveda | | | | relief can last for several years without the need to |
| recognizes that all people are unique, and thus even | | | | increase dosage! |
| though they may evince the same outward | | | | To 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 and | | | | complications, requires more than popping yet |
| suffering is different than those of your neighbor or | | | | another pill. It requires attention to the mind and |
| friend. | | | | body. Both medically-trained physicians and Ayurvedic |
| Several recent studies in the United States, India and | | | | practitioners agree a holistic approach to the |
| elsewhere have confirmed Ayurvedic treatments as | | | | treatment 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 a | | | | To 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 who | | | | imperative to work at improving your lifestyle habits |
| took a combination of tumeric, frankincense | | | | and 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. In | | | | Ayurvedic 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 marked | | | | necessary, recall American humorist Mark |
| improvement in pain relief, reduction of stiffness | | | | Twain’s advice, Habit is habit, and not to |
| and the severity of swollen joints and brought | | | | be 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 and | | | | breathing techniques and physical exercise. |
| ashwagandha as natural arthritic pain relief. (Though | | | | Your arthritis can be managed through natural pain |
| the herbs have some medicinal powers on their own | | | | relief by using ayurvedic treatment. |