Showing posts with label joint pain medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label joint pain medicine. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Ayurvedic Approach To Arthritis & Joint Pain



Symptoms of Arthritis

  • Severe pain in the affected joint.
  • Movement of the joint becomes extremely painful, specially in cold and windy weather.
  • Sometimes, the joint becomes immobile and ultimately lead to deformity of the joint.

Causes of Arthritis

  • People who overeat or eat too much sweets, fried foods, meats etc. and have no or very little physical activity can develop this problem.

Remedies for Arthritis

  • Body massage with sesame or mustard oil helps to reduce the pain. The joints affected by pain can be massaged for longer time.
  • Camphor and cinnamon oils are beneficial for external application.
  • Guggul is very helpful for curing arthritis.
  • Eating one raw clove of garlic everyday is very beneficial.
Diet for Arthritis

  • Foods which are easily digestible and do not make gas can be taken.
  • Vegetable juices & soups, fruits like oranges, apples, grapes and papaya can be taken.
  • Hot, spicy and fried foods, sweets, gas forming foods should be avoided.