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- Dr. Andrew Lange
- July 23, 2010
- 3:09 pm
- 65 comments
Most articles on arthritis try to recommend drug treatments rather than natural ways you can help your body heal. Both Orthodox and Alternative treatments have shown success in treating the symptoms of arthritis. It is crucial to learn how our daily habits affect the inflammatory processes that contribute to arthritis.
The most common treatments for arthritis are those that affect an inflammatory chemical known as Cyclooxygenase or COX. Pharmacological inhibition of COX can provide relief from the symptoms of inflammation and pain. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs) drugs, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, exert their effects through inhibition of COX.
Unfortunately NSAIDs drugs used for these treatments were also found to have side effects. NSAIDs can make the overall disease process of arthritis worse, by depleting the very nutrients necessary for joint repair, including iron, folic acid and zinc. COX-2 inhibitors have been found to have serious cardiovascular effects, increasing the risk of atherothrombosis even with short-term use. A 2006 analysis of 138 randomized trials and almost 150 000 participants showed that selective COX-2 inhibitors are associated with a moderately increased risk of vascular events, mainly due to a twofold increased risk of heart attacks, and also that high-dose regimens of some traditional NSAIDs such as diclofenac and ibuprofen are associated with a similar increase in risk of vascular events.
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Dr. Andrew Lange
Dr. Andrew Lange served as Chair of the Department of Homeopathic Medicine and Supervising Clinical Physician at Bastyr University in Seattle. He is the author of Getting to the Root: Treating the Deepest Source of Disease. He is the Medical Director at www.saveonlabs.com and practices in Boulder, Colorado. For more information go to www.andrewlange.com.
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65 comments
+ add your ownVery interesting. Fortunately I got no arthritis.
Very good article. As a practicing occupational therapy practitioner, I've seen many patients get joint pain relief from exercise and adaptive equipment to make daily living activities more manageable. Arthritis Water Therapy is also very helpful to ease joint pain.
Very good article. As a practicing occupational therapy practitioner, I've seen many patients get joint pain relief from exercise and adaptive equipment to make daily living activities more manageable. Arthritis Water Therapy is also very helpful to ease joint pain.
Moving is good
Thank you Dr. Andrew Lange, for Sharing this!
unfortunate that these care2 articles conflict with each other. don't know which is "right."
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Thank you for this interesting article. I live in France and have found that there are many alternative ways to help reduce arthritic pain and swelling. These ways are becoming more and more popular due to the fact that there are no side effects. In the long run they do a better job than intoxicating allopathic medication.
Thank you.
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