Let’s continue this week’s discussion of rheumatoid arthritis therapy devices by taking a look at what rheumatoid arthritis therapy devices can do for you if you are currently suffering from the disease.

Rheumatoid arthritis therapy devices can help ease the difficulties caused by rheumatoid arthritis; and rheumatoid arthritis therapy devices can range from simple tools and gadgets to motorized equipment.

Rheumatoid arthritis therapy devices can also help rheumatoid arthritis patients with:

• Protecting joints

• Relieving pain

• Conserving energy

• Preserving joints

Keep checking back this week as we continue to discuss rheumatoid arthritis therapy devices and how you can begin to put them to work for you to help you maintain your independence.

Steps to Improve Your Health

Dr. Steven Dell

Let’s wrap up this week’s discussion of rheumatoid arthritis therapy devices by taking a look at how rheumatoid arthritis therapy devices can help you maintain your independence and where you can find rheumatoid arthritis therapy devices.

The primary goal of rheumatoid arthritis therapy devices is to help you maintain independence and be able to function better.

Today’s rheumatoid arthritis therapy devices can help rheumatoid arthritis sufferers overcome problems with:

• Sitting

• Dressing

• Carrying

• Holding

• Walking

• Driving

• Climbing Stairs

• Standing

And this is just the beginning!

Some of the rheumatoid arthritis therapy devices available today include:

Before undergoing a hip replacement, there are some other alternative medicine treatments you may want to consider.

Alternative medicine treatments to hip replacement like exercise, walking aids, chiropractic, physiotherapy, muscle therapy, nutritional supplements, herbs, and medication may help you avoid hip replacement surgery altogether.

For starters, a good exercise program can strengthen the muscles around your hip joint, which can help reduce your hip pain and give you more movement in your hip joint.

Using a walking aid, like a cane, can also help relieve some of the stress put on your hip joint, and can help reduce your hip pain.
In a sense, medications are an alternative treatment to hip replacement surgery. However, as we have discussed and will discuss in more detail, these drugs have serious long term consequences.

Hip resurfacing has been a popular alternative medicine therapy to hip replacement in Europe for years, but it is still a fairly new alternative medicine treatment in the United States. As a matter of fact, the FDA just approved the first hip resurfacing system less than 2 years ago.

So, how do you know if you’re a good candidate for an alternative medicine treatment like hip resurfacing?

The benefit of opting for hip resurfacing in lieu of hip replacement is that hip resurfacing doesn’t require the “ball” of the hip to be removed and replaced. Instead, the hip “ball” is reshaped and capped with metal, and the hip socket is fitted with a metal prosthesis.

Another benefit to hip resurfacing is the capped metal hip “ball” is bigger than the one used in hip replacements, so you have less risk of dislocating your hip in the future.

But what about the risks?

This week, let’s take a look at the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease, so let’s begin by taking a look at what inflammation is, exactly.

Inflammation is the way your body’s white blood cell’s use to protect you from infection, bacteria and viruses. But, sometimes your body’s defense system, or immune system, mistakenly thinks your body is under attack, and triggers an inflammatory response.

When this happens, your body’s immune system actually begins to fight your own body because there are no bad infections or viruses to fight. When your immune system begins to attack your own body, your body’s tissues become damaged in the fight. As your body’s tissues become damaged, your body begins to treat your normal tissue like it’s infected.

When your immune system begins attacking your body, instead of protecting it, we call this an autoimmune disease.

Join me this week as we continue to discuss inflammation and the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis.

Steps to Improve Your Health

Dr. Steven Dell

In “Pathophysiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis Part 1” we took a look at what inflammation is, and what happens when your immune system mistakenly thinks your body has an infection.

Now, let’s continue learning about the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis by taking a look at the symptoms of inflammation.

Symptoms of inflammation include:

• Redness

• Swollen joints that are warm to the touch

• Joint Pain

In “Pathophysiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis Part 3” let’s continue learning about the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis by taking a look at what causes inflammation symptoms.

So, what causes the symptoms of inflammation?

Well, when inflammation occurs, your body’s white blood cells send special chemicals to the tissue it thinks is infected. These special chemicals fight the infection or virus that’s attacking your body.