Acupuncture And Natural Arthritis Treatments

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Other Natural Methods to Get Rid of Arthritis Pain

There is still no known cure for arthritis, which is why doctors can only prescribe means to ease the pain associated with the disease. Although natural arthritis treatments will often boast that they can cure the disease, what the ancients did not know is that these treatments simply stalled joint damage or kept the pain at a minimum. Exotic means of combating arthritis pain included a dose of bee venom or insulin, extracting some teeth, or nettle.

Acupuncture is also gaining popularity not only as a means to deal with arthritis pain, but to deal with any kind of pain in general. In acupuncture, a system of needles is placed on strategic points of the body in order to reroute lost energy fields that are contributing to body pains. Although acupuncture has yet to be studied in great detail and subjected to scientific scrutiny, it is still being practiced, and some doctors allow it to be used along with conventional therapeutic treatments.

Also in the market are copper or magnetic bracelets, which, makers profess, can draw the pain away from joints by promoting blood circulation. Electric convulsion therapy is also an old method of relieving arthritis pain, in which electric currents are run through the body’s joints in order to prevent surrounding muscles from atrophying.

Today’s Accepted Arthritis Treatments

In general, doctors prescribe a variety of drugs to treat arthritis by keeping the pain to a tolerable minimum, as well as slowing down joint destruction. Anti-inflammatory medication and analgesics are common, although they must always be supplemented with light exercise and physical or occupational therapy. There are therapeutic methods to keep muscles and joints in working condition, and to keep muscles toned.

Sidebar: The next article in this series is about natural cures for arthritis.

Therapeutic methods are balanced with periods of rest, which can ease the joints of the burden of having to support the body’s weight. This is joined to a weight loss regimen in some cases: by removing some excess body weight, it is hoped that damage to the joints can slow down.

These are only a few natural arthritis treatments that you can consider. For more information on the feasibility of such treatments, consult with your doctor regularly. Although natural treatments might be attractive, not all of them have been proven safe, so always be sure to check with a health practitioner first.