Osteoarthritis Alternative Therapies
As people grow old, they start to make a complaint more of pains in their muscles and joints. They look like to stiffen up with age, and such routine activities as bending over for the morning newspaper can make them wince.
Such pain can grip so severely that they are confident it begins deep-seated in their bones. Although the real source of stiffness and soreness lies not in the joints or bones, in respect to research at the Johns Hopkins Medical School, but in the muscles and connective tissues that shift the joints.
The difficulty of inflexible joints and muscle groups is comparable to the obscurity of opening and closing a gate because of a not often used and rusty pivot that has turn into balky.
Thus, if people do not often be in motion their muscle groups and joints through their full ranges of motion, they lose particular of their capability. That is why when these people will try to shift a joint after a long time of immobility, they experience pain, and that discourages additional use
Let’s say you have osteoarthritis – probably the most common disorder of locomotors system. It is often treated with a surgical operation to clean out debris in the joint, using a miniature scope inserted straight into the knee. However more and more researchers emphasize fact that the surgery works, but no better than other treatments. Dr. Kalousek is a rheumatologist from Spa-resorts.cz points out – surgery doesn’t stop the arthritic process.
Interestingly American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) persuades patients to consider physical therapy as an alternative non-surgical option for osteoarthritis treatment.
Doctor Kalousek believes that beside therapeutic spa treatments everyone can protect joints from osteoarthritis or slow its progression simply by following suggestions:
-Reduce weight. Remember that every kilogram lost reduces the load exerted on the knee for each step by four pound. So turn into a healthy eater!
Being a healthy eater requires you to turn out to be both educated and clever about what healthy eating truly is. Being food clever isn’t about knowledge to compute grams or extra fat, or is it about learning labels and counting energy.
Healthy eating is all about sensible and moderate consumption, consisting of healthy foods no less than three times per day. Healthy eaters eat a lot of different types of meals, not restraining themselves to single specific foodstuff sort or food set.
-Get active. Exercise strengthens the muscles around joints, which can stop cartilage from wearing down.
-Stay straight. Good position protects the neck, back, hip and knee joints.
-Don’t sit still. Switching positions can decrease joint and muscle stiffness.
-Lift carefully. Use your biggest and strongest joints and muscles when carrying & lifting to avoid straining smaller joints.
-Take a rest. Rest between periods of heavy activity to avoid repetitive stress on joints that can accelerate wear and tear.
In other words therapeutic treatment is a good option of surgical operation for many patients!
More information about Spa resorts and therapeutic treatment and rehabilitation could be consulted with Doc. Kalousek directly by visiting www.spa-resorts.cz
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Myths about Bone Health and Why You Need the Facts!
By Dr. Holly Lucille, ND
Ask any woman if calcium affects bone health, and she will reply; YES!
Ask her if she feels secure that she gets enough calcium by eating dairy and taking a calcium supplement and she will most likely answer: YES!
Now, ask her if that pretty much sums up what she knows about bone health and you guessed it...once again she’ll state a resounding, YES!
My answer is NO, that’s not enough!
There’s much more you need to understand about your bone health!
Here’s the facts!
Approximately 44 million American women and men aged 50 and older have osteoporosis (severe bone loss) or osteopenia (mild bone loss), with women being affected about twice as often as men.1 At least 1.5 million fractures of the hip, vertebra (back or neck), or wrist occur each year in the United States as a result of osteoporosis, and the annual cost of treating this disorder is nearly $14 billion and rising.
Bone is living tissue that remodels and regenerates 24 hours a day. In fact, every eight years, you have a whole new skeleton. By age 30, peak bone mass is determined. This makes it even more important to begin a bone-building program as early as possible.
No bones about it…this is an important issue!
We’re going to take a closer look at bone health in the next few issues. I want you to be the one “in the know” at the next coffee get-together. When your friend says; I know I get enough calcium because I drink milk and take a supplement, I want you to chime in:
“Not so fast sister-let’s take a closer look at this !”
Did you know that without certain nutrients like Vitamin D, calcium alone has very little effect on bone health?
Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and keep PTH levels in check.
Of course you’re wondering what that is! It stems back to the fact that hormones have a direct effect on bone health. The thyroid gland releases two hormones especially critical to the bone remodeling process. One is PTH, Parathyroid hormone. It regulates blood calcium levels. When blood calcium levels are low, the thyroid releases more PTH. This hormone increases bone cell formation activity, which releases calcium into the blood and increases calcium absorption from the kidneys. As a result, more calcium is absorbed from the diet, and less is lost in the urine.
How did we get on PTH, weren’t we talking about vitamin D?
I haven’t digressed, stick with me! Back to that first line, vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and keep PTH levels in check. That’s important because vitamin D deficiency has been linked to excessive PTH secretion and to an increase in hip fractures and bone loss.
So, should I take vitamin D and not worry about calcium?
Actually, they work together! Results of research indicate taking vitamin D with calcium results in better bone health than if either were taken alone. Vitamin D plays a crucial role in calcium absorption.
You can get vitamin D in various ways.
* Skin synthesizes vitamin D from sunlight, so try to get a little sun every day if possible.
* Food sources of vitamin D include cod liver oil, cold-water fish, butter, egg yolks, and fortified products.
* Vitamin D is safe at doses of 400 IU per day.
Do you homework when picking a calcium supplement. Become a supplement super sleuth. Don’t choose just by what’s advertised on TV!
I hope you’re starting to see there’s much more to the story than just calcium! In my next newsletter we’ll explore the use of milk and milk products as a calcium source...and its relation to vitamin D. We’ll also take a look at the vast amount of ideas out there on the different types of calcium and what you should be taking.
Congratulations! You’re on your way to being a “myth buster” when it comes to bone health and supplementation.
