Sancheti Arthritis Week

Treatment for Arthritis

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Typically, arthritis is associated with joint inflammation, caused by swelling, warmth, redness or stiffness of a joint. Extreme fatigue, loss of energy and immobility of the affected joints are the invariable complaints of arthritic patients, and one query persists. Is there no cure?

Of course there is. Arthritis is an ailment that is extremely widespread, engulfing the better part of the globe under its painful canopy. Physical and occupational therapy to maintain joint mobility is quite common as a mode of treatment. Numerous drugs that are doing the rounds of the pharmacological markets are also viable options, on the doctor’s consultation. But the most effective remedy can be found in the ancient system of Indian exercise and meditation. Arthritic Yoga is an effective and efficient branch of age old medication to keep the body fit and fine. The usual tendency of arthritic patients is to steer clear of movement and rest their hurting joints, but this will only add fuel to the fire. It is imperative that these joints are properly exercised and flexed. The various asanas that have evolved over the life span of Yoga have proffered unparalleled relief to diligent practitioners. By arresting the surge of arthritic conquest of human joints, Yoga effectively keeps the symptoms under control, offering relief to the suffering patients.

For more details on arthritis treatment and cure, a convention is scheduled to take place on the occasion of World Arthritis Day in Pune.

Symptoms of Arthritis

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Arthritis is a chronic condition of joint inflammation that can usually last off and on through the course of a life time. Once arthritic pain claims a patient, the pain is excruciating and the affected joints are rendered immobile. Yet, some variants of the disease also affect tissues and organs that lie in the vicinity of affected joints. The most common misconception that can be attributed to the ailment is that it comes only with age – but age is hardly a parameter that is essential for the on set of arthritic joint pain. The symptoms of arthritis have been observed among people of all ages in its different forms, so everyone must keep a look out for its early indicators.

The most widely observed indication of persistent arthritis is joint inflammation. Swelling, redness, stiffening or warmth are typical characteristics of an arthritis infected joint. If the information does not recede with time, it can cause excessive damage to surrounding organs as well, and lead to a cyclical pattern that can cause excessive damage.

For a detailed overview of arthritis, a convention is being organized in Pune for World Arthritis Day, which will bring together doctors and patients in animated discussion about the ailment.

Types of Arthritis

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Arthritis literally means inflammation of the joint. It is a common ailment among the aged, and covers over a hundred types. The pain that arthritis causes in the foot joints is termed Podagra and that in the hip joint is called Sciatica. The medical term for arthritic pain in the bones of the hands is referred to as Chiragra. Wherever arthritis strikes, patients complain of being permanently lamed in the affected joint. Among the elderly population, the most frequently reported genre of arthritis is osteoarthritis. This entails the weakening of weight bearing joints that form the human anatomy, like the hip and knees. At times though, less weight bearing joints like the shoulder, elbow, finger and ankle may also suffer arthritic pain.

Rheumatoid arthritis is another common type of the disease that is known to make its presence felt in other body organs as well, apart from the joints it affects. This chronic condition is associated with the inflammation of the synovium, or the joint lining. Ankylosing Spondylitis is another variant of arthritic joint ache, and the condition is indicative of the fusing together of some or all of the spinal vertebrae. Gouts are yet another type that claims around 5 per cent of all arthritis victims.

This 12th of October, all the arthritic patients of Pune can look forward to a city wide convention for arthritic facts, organized on the occasion of World Arthritis Day.