Arthritis Disorder Increasing In Pakistan
Arthritis Disorder Increasing In Pakistan: Arthritis is a disorder that causes pain, stiffness and swelling in or around joints and is a chronic disorder affecting about 14 million Pakistanis and nearly 50 percent of people 65 years old.
Consultant Orthopedics Surgeon trauma Surgery and Joint Replacement Specialists said that as a leading cause of disability, arthritic conditions limit the activity of more than seven million people in the United States and are second only to heart disease as a cause of work disability.
About the different types of the Arthritis he said two most common types of arthritis are
- osteoarthritis and
- rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
These are separate diseases that affect people in different ways.
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of Arthritis, affecting many people. It is also called “degenerative joint disease” and most often involves the weight-bearing joints.
The disorder results from mechanical joint damage whether from long-term previous injury and Osteoarthritis usually is diagnosed in people older than 40. Nearly everyone over 70 has osteoarthritis in at least one joint, but not everyone develops symptoms.
Osteoarthritis is the most common form, and is categorized as an “old age” disease because it arises in people past middle age and this type of arthritis describes the degeneration of the cartilage at the joints.
Factors Causing Arthritis
Arthritis is a metabolic disorder caused by stress but through years or unhealthy living poor environment, faulty nutrition, over-eating, emotional and physical stresses, sedentary lifestyle and lack of positive outlook contribute to metabolic imbalance and the breakdown of basic bodily functions including digestion, assimilation, elimination, glandular secretion and circulation.
How To Cure Arthritis?
A growing number of physicians and other specialists in the healing arts believe that the best way to cure disease is to create a physical environment in the body which supports its own natural healing function.
It follows that diet and nutrition are real keys to help those suffering from arthritis. However, this natural approach is only as effective as the body’s own restorative powers.
Diet has been strongly implicated in many forms of arthritis and eliminating allergenic foods has been proven beneficial for some rheumatoid arthritis sufferers and virtually any food can aggravate RA.
Doctors suggests that maintaining a normal weight or losing 10 pounds if patient is overweight help reduce the risk of osteoarthritis and helps reduce joint stress if patient already have arthritis.
Arthritis is chronic and there is no known cure. The main aim is maintenance, reducing inflammation and easing pain.
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