Arthritis can be a severely debilitating illness. Many who suffer from arthritis succumb to a deadlier disease, depression. The combination can be literally lethal. The best way to obviate the feelings of despair and helplessness is to seize arthritis by the collar and subject it to a frontal psychological assault. This goes by the rubric of a bett...
Nicotine, which is inhaled during smoking, has a definite effect on arthritis. Arthritis involves inflammation of the joints. The inflammation in joints remains for a longer time. Exposure to nicotine postpones muscle to bone healing. Many surgeons do not carry out some operations on individuals who are affected by arthritis and smoke, as there is ...
Arthritis pain relief balms are available as patches or plasters for offering relief from minor arthritis pains. There is a speedy and calming pain relief, accompanied by a cool and refreshing sensation. They can provide a temporary pain alleviation, which lasts for some hours. They are strictly for external use. They can be used in the initial sta...
Arthritis is a very old disease. In an effort to overcome it, many ancient remedies have been in existence.
Remedies
The Romans, French and the British used paraffin wax as a heat-inducing introduction to massage. Paraffin therapy provides lubrication and removes the excess fluid from surrounding tissue. In this way it reduces p...
Arthritis disease affects the movable joint of the body like knees, wrist, fingers, toes, hips, shoulders and elbows. It results in severe pain in joints and makes the affected person disabled. The joint area is a surrounded by capsules whish is filled with fluid and lubricated with the viscous fluid which is surrounded by thin membrane. If anythin...
Acupuncture is a bright light on the road to recovery for many drug addicts and alcoholics. As an addict is recovering, the physical and psychological urge to get another fix or get another drink can be overwhelming. If the addict can get past that feeling, there is more hope for another successful day on the road to recovery. Currently there are a...
Acupuncture uses the insertion of needles to alleviate certain symptoms in the body. It has gotten wide acceptance among western medicine as treatment for such things as postoperative pain, anesthesia, menstrual cramps, etc. It stimulates a number of points on the body, usually by inserting thin metal needles into points that are carefully selected...
Let's follow Susan as she goes to her first acupuncture treatment. Susan is a little hesitant, thinking of many needles sticking out of her in funny places so that she can't find a place to sit easily. Her friend Marie had recommended this acupuncture clinic as a possible help for Susan's recent problems of sleeplessness and depression. Susan was v...
Acupuncture has been used in China and Japan for centuries, and was introduced into Europe in the 1700s by Jesuit missionaries. However, it has been popular in the United States for only the past twenty or thirty years. Initially, its most dramatic and effective results here in America were to reduce or eliminate pain, where some patients undergoin...
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the d...