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Arthritis

Arthritis

In the UK more than 25% of peoples report excruciating inflamed joint pain that restricts their recreational activities and productivity at work, and many lose their jobs because their pain affects decision making and causes absenteeism. Fatigue, sleep disruption, and depression are side effects that affect relationships with friends and family. Other unwanted crippling physical and emotional effects caused by this devastating progressive disease.

Arthritis is not just an older person’s disease, either. Nearly two thirds of people with arthritis are younger than age 65, and are affected by over 100 types of arthritis, rheumatic diseases, and related conditions. Two of the most common forms are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. These two forms have very different causes, risk factors, and effects on the body, yet they often share a common symptoms—persistent joint pain and stiffness.

Does acupuncture treat Arthritis Successfully?

Western and Traditional Chinese Acupunctures may be used with significant success in treating various types of arthritis. More and more scientifically-designed clinical studies support the use of acupuncture for arthritis. Our scientific clinical research trial study at the Department of Rheumatology, Selly Oak Hospital, examined the effects of acupuncture on patients, who suffered from knee osteoarthritis, has been reported in 2004 and 2008 issues of ACUPUNCTURE IN MEDICINE JOURNAL (Jubb R, Tukmachi E, Jones P, Dempsey E, Waterhouse L, Brailsford S.

A blinded randomised trial of acupuncture (manual and electroacupuncture) compared with a non-penetrating sham for the symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee. Acupunct Med. 2008 Jun;26(2):69-78.; Tukmachi, E.S.A., Dempsey, E., Jubb, R.W. (2004)

The effect of acupuncture on the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis – an open randomised controlled study. Acupuncture In Medicine, 22(1): 14-22).

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After 10 weeks, patients receiving acupuncture treatments reported a decrease in pain and stiffness, while pain increased in untreated patients. The patients with acupuncture treatments were able to walk farther and faster, compared with the untreated group.

Most peoples and even doctors round the globe aware of the risks associated with long term pain killers and Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID) use. While in Traditional Chinese acupuncture, the condition that is congruent with arthritis is called "Bi syndrome." Bi syndrome manifests as pain, soreness, or numbness of muscles, tendons and joints, and is the result of the body being "invaded" by the external factors of Wind, Cold, Heat, and/or Dampness. The symptoms manifested by the individual depend on which external pathogenic factor is strongest. These pathogenic factors lodge in the body’s meridians (energy pathways) and obstruct the free flow of Qi (energy) and blood in those meridians. When blood and energy are not able to flow naturally, they stagnate, causing pain, heat, and other symptoms. Acupuncture helps to open the blockage, balance the energy, and harmonize Qi and blood, eliminating pain, inflammation and greatly increasing mobility and range of motion in the joint