Arthritis Treatment: Frequently Asked Questions

While the combination of substances present in the whole herb versus isolation of one chemical constituent does have potential for a decrease in side effects, all drugs, even over-the-counter medications, have potential side effects. Your pharmacist or doctor will provide more specific information about side effects based on your medical history and the combination of medications you may be taking. Contact your doctor if you are experiencing problems.

In order to determine the suitability of the RFQMR treatment we need to obtain a dossier that contains personalized information of the patient such as age, sex, weight etc, the diagnosis and the prognosis of the disease based on previous investigations, therapies applied and the outcome, the current situation of the patient with detailed symptoms, test results and the diagnostic images such as MRI, X-Ray etc (preferably in DICOM format on a CD). ...

Often the best treatment for your particular situation can be found close to home. Your local chapter of the Arthritis Foundation can direct you to arthritis specialists and treatment resources in your community. There are also a number of Multipurpose Arthritis And Musculoskeletal Disease Centers associated with the National Institute Of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases where treatment and research are conducted.

While the Arthritis Foundation does not endorse one particular treatment over another, we do provide a number of information resources. See our alternative and complementary therapy section .

You can download a brochure from the Resources page

The Arthritis Foundation does not endorse specific products or treatments, nor do we fund or manufacture production of particular products. We do, however, have a grants process through which we fund over 300 researchers a year who are engaged in basic scientific research.

Yes, I have had many people that suffer from fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, or back pain love their Snuggleys. The moist heat is very soothing for their pain.

Sadly enough there is a chance the arthritis will come back. To prevent reoccurrence it is worth to consider the following options: give him Glucosamines & Chondroitin and Omega-3 fatty acids or try an alternative treatment such as magnetic cat collars or cat collars with a lining of copper.

A The hips can be affected in lupus - usually mildly. A potentially more serious problem is in patients who have been on steroids for a long time, where softening of the hips occurs (so-called avascular necrosis). Sometimes this is sufficiently severe to warrant hip replacement.

The results of the Phase I Osteoarthritis study has already been published in the Journal of the Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine in 2004. About 300 patients of arthritis have been successfully treated using Cytotron as a part of Phase II Large population study with Tissue Engineering at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) and the Centre for Advanced Research and Development (CARD). ...