Natural Therapy For Arthritis

Arthritis is an infection of the joints as a result of either old age or trauma to the joints.
It occurs both in children and the aged.With pain as its common features,the pain of arthritis differs depending on the location of the infected joint.

Types Of Arthritis

There are two form of arthritis.They are,the primary arthritis and the secondary arthritis.

Primary Arthritis include
*Rhematoid arthritis,
*Septic arthritis,
*Ankylosing spondylitis,
*Osteoarthritis and
*Juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Secondary arthritis refers to those arthritis that are secondary to other diseases.They are as follows;
*Psoriatic arthritis
*Hepatitis
*Reactive arthritis
*Lyme disease and Haemochromatosis
*Gouty arthritis.

Causes of Arthritis

The different form of arthritis have their peculiar causes.
Most of the primary arthritis are as a result of the body reaction against itself.
Osteoarthritis is cause by infection of the joints.
Gouty arthritis is as a result of deposition of uric acid crystals in the joints.

Treatment Of Arthritis

The type of arthritis determines the type of treatment given.
Medication and dietary suppliments targeted at the disesase that causes the arthritis is one of the treatment measures.

Occupational therapy-include weight control,exercise and change in lifestyle measures.
Also a form of joint replacement surgery known as Arthroplasty could be applicable in some cases.