Homeopathy & Osteoarthritis Joint Harmony

Homeopathy treats osteoarthritis [OA] on the basis of what makes the OA individual and their complaints unique — such as the ‘character’ of their joint symptoms, personality, sensitivities and emotions. It not only relieves OA pain, safely and effectively, it also adds life to one’s joint health and optimal wellness.

- Dr Rajgopal Nidamboor

Arthritis is a joint disorder. It is frequently accompanied by joint pain with inflammation — a localised protective response. In a purely literal sense, arthritis means inflammation of one or more joints. Joint pain is also, sometimes, referred to as arthralgia.

The area of the body where two different bones meet is called a joint. A joint functions to move body parts connected by its bones.

There are different forms, or types, of arthritis. It is estimated that there are over one hundred or more types of arthritis, and the list seems to be growing every day. The forms range from those related to the so-called ‘wear and tear’ of cartilage — such as osteoarthritis [OA] — to those associated with inflammation, such as rheumatoid arthritis [RA] — an autoimmune disorder. Put together, arthritis, in its varied forms, is understood to be the most common chronic illness across the globe.

The causes of arthritis depend on the form of disorder. They include —

Injury, which often leads to osteoarthritis

Abnormal metabolism, which leads to disorders like gout [an inherited joint disorder]

Genetic, due to inheritance

Infection

Or, in cases where the reason is uncertain — e.g., rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE]. Arthritic conditions are, in essence, different individual illnesses.

They portray contradictory features; and, hence, call for different treatments, not to speak of diverse complications, and prognosis, or the likely course of the condition. The only similarity that they may ‘stand up for’ is their affinity to affect the joints, muscles, ligaments, cartilage, and tendons. Also, they may present with variants that hold the prospect to encroach, or invade, other internal body areas.