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RHEUMATIC DISEASES
BACK AND NECK PROBLEM
Most people who suffer from backaches never pinpoint the exact cause. It may be a specific injury due to overexertion or sudden movement, or a lifelong posture problem finally catching up with you or it might occur after staying in an unusual or uncomfortable position for a prolonged period of time. Ayurvedic practices and remedies can prevent back pain and speed healing of acute back pain due to injury.
Make strong efforts to practice yoga regularly and deep and alternate-nostril breathing daily. Get adequate rest - be in bed by 10 p.m. and up by 6 a.m. If you have a sedentary job or life, sit less often - sitting puts a strain on your lower back. Change positions as often as possible. Lie down to read, stand to talk on the phone, and shift positions and take frequent breaks to move your back.
Lose weight if you are overweight. When lifting heavy weights bend from the knees and not from the waist. If you are having back pain, apply wet heat to subside the pain. Never use dry heat on your skin as it can dehydrate the tissue
HERBAL REMEDIES :
Triphala, beet, cucumber and parsley juice
Inflammatory Joint Disease
Rheumatic disease is a family of diseases that often affect the joints of the body with inflammation. Each disease presents with a unique cluster of typical symptoms. All of tend to include joint pain. Often, joint inflammation leads to joint destruction.
The root word “Rheum” means mucousy or watery. This most likely refers to the puffy, inflammatory nature of the condition. Rheumatism is an outdated term originally referring to either rheumatic fever or miscellaneous joint pains. Joint damage caused by Rheumatic joint disease progresses along three basic stages.
- In the first stage, the synovial membrane becomes inflamed.
- In the second stage, the membrane thickens.
In the third stage, the cells of the membrane secrete enzymes that digest
- the surrounding bone and cartilage resulting in joint deformity.
- The role of pitta is predominant in this condition resulting in joint inflammation (redness and heat around the joint) as well as the digestion of the surrounding structures.
Vata also plays an important role as seen in the variable nature of the inflammation and joint pain and the tendency of the condition to migrate from joint to joint around the body
COMMON DISEASES – LIST OF ARTICLES
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