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[size=4][b]Tophus Natural - Joint Tissue Findings Offer Potential Insight Into Rheumatoid Arthritis[/b][/size][hr]
Quote:According to the National Institutes of Health, new research supported in part by the national Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) looking directly at joint tissue within people with arthritis is providing investigators a better understanding of the antibodies involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a condition in which longterm inflammation causes pain, stiffness and damage to the joints. Antibodies are molecules that participate in the immune system's protection of the body by recognizing harmful antigens such as viruses and bacteria. In RA, antibodies called autoantibodies are directed against a person's own healthy tissue. :o.

[size=large][b]These Conclusions Were Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences[/b][/size][hr]The mission of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health, is to support research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases. For more information about NIAMS, contact the info Clearinghouse ( 22-NIAMS or go to the NIAMS Web site at ***** We are proud to say we have dominance in the say of Joint Pain. This is because we have read vastly and extensively on Joint Pain.

Because normal joint tissue is rarely removed in the course of surgery, the scientists compared their findings to those from samples from eight patients with osteoarthritis (OA, a form of arthritis not generally associated with autoantibodies). The differences between the OA as well as RA samples were striking; the OA cartilage samples were not covered in histones. Right now, the actual scientists can not say whether histones sitting on the cartilage surface are binding to be able to antihistone antibodies and contributing to swelling, but that is a possibility, says Dr. Monach.

He says when histones are a contributor to joint damage, there are also other theories about their role. One is that they stimulate immune cells through a class of proteins called Toll-like receptors (TLRs). Another is that they may be key in a process that delivers potentially damaging enzymes to the cartilage surface. Dr. Monach believes that following up on these and other hypotheses may eventually lead to the development of drugs that would intercede in or prevent the process, and thereby slow down joint irritation and damage in RA.

[size=large][b]The NIH Explains that Two Autoantibodies[/b][/size][hr]Rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) - circulating in the blood of lots of people with RA have been useful for diagnosing RA and also couples its severity, but researchers have little understanding of what these autoantibodies actually do in the joint, or whether the joints themselves might have clues to other antibodies contributing to the disease. To find some answers, NIAMS-supported researchers, Paul A. Monach, M.D., as well as Diane Mathis, Ph.D., and their colleagues conducted complex checks of joint tissue samples taken from 18 patients with RA. While their investigation didn't necessarily find a "third antibody," the researchers did find that antibodies that came out of the joints actually bound to a lot of products associated with joint cartilage and also to histones, intracellular proteins from your cell nucleus that associate with Dna in the formation of chromosomes. The histone deposits may be derived from cells that died and spilled their items, which derive from the disease problem. Furthermore, they found that cartilage in RA is actually coated with histones, regardless of whether RA was active or not. The development of Gout has been explained in detail in this article on Gout. Read it to find something interesting and surprising!

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Although steroids do not have the best reputation, they can still be very good for many medical conditions. Generally when a health care provider decides to prescribe a steroid to deal with your gout he or she will more than likely give you small doses over a very short period of time.

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Gout causes intense pain that can last a few days and essentially leave a person disabled during an attack. Steroids are often prescribed in order to immediately relieve the pain. Steroids will alleviate the pain because they have the ability to reduce the inflammation and the swelling fairly quickly. Even if you are a stranger in the world of Gout Attacks, once you are through with this article, you will no longer have to consider yourself to be a stranger in it!

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[size=large][b]You Have Any Form of Arthritis, Vitamins can Help You to Cope With this Chronic Disease[/b][/size][hr]This is actually moreso the case for those who have poor eating habits. Also it is often advised that arthritis sufferers refrain from consuming certain fruits and vegetables. However, they can now obtain the vitamins from the 'forbidden' fruits and vegetables in the form of supplements.

Now we have to determine which vitamins are the best to take if you have arthritis in any form. Well, the B group vitamins are great because they diminish swelling. Supplement B3, for example not only reduces tissue swelling bu increases blood flow and also dilates the small blood vessels. You can also find B5 and B6 which is also good at reducing inflammation and B12 which is responsible for fresh cell growth, which can be so impotant as it can reverse the damage originally done by the arthritis. So make sure you have a general good B vitamin intake which include all of the above. You need to understand that if you have liver issues, gout or high blood pressure, you should not take the B vitamins.

[i]Vitamin E, on the other hand, is good for increasing the mobility of one's joints, which again is very essential if you have arthritis. [/i]

[list][*]You do take arthritis vitamins, then please make sure they are of the highest quality and they are not mostly made up of 'fillers'.[*]These vitamins need to be taken on a daily basis to become effective.[*]You can certainly ask your doctor about taking them if you are on medication but usually they do not intervene.[*]It is not necessary that only the learned can write about Gout.[*]As long as one ahs a flair for writing, and an interest for gaining information on Gout, anyone can write about it.[*]Now onto vitamin c, that is available everywhere as a supplement as well as being in almost all fruits and vegetables.[*]This is great as far as anti-inflammatory purposes are concerned and thus very effective together with this disease.[*]Also, if you have rheumatoid arthritis, this powerful antioxidant destroys poisons which can be a cause of the disease in the first place.[*]Having been given the assignment of writing an interesting presentation on Gout, this is what we came up with.[*]Just hope you find it interesting too![*]Frozen shoulder can be very painful as well as can cause immobility to the shoulder joint.[*]The medical term for this is adhesive capsulitis.[*]Inflammation and scarring of the capsule around the shoulder joint can cause freezing shoulder.[*]This scarring is also known as adhesions. [/list]

[size=large][b]Read Useful Home Remedies for Gout or Read More on Herbalcureindia[/b][/size][hr]I was worried thinking that the next time I'd see her she would be back to square one. However, when she arrived for her second session, she was walking the same way as she did after her first session. She did feel some level of trepidation walking up and down a flight of stairs. Even though, she was still walking smoothly. Right after our last session together on August 21st, Mrs. Patel's might now lift her right arm to a one-hundred and twenty degree angle. That showed tremendous amount of improvement than when I saw her on her first session. Sadly, with the constraints of time, we couldn't see each other anymore because she had to go away for London the next day. Before Mrs. Patel left, I gave her the name of an acupuncturist and a herbalist in London.

[size=large][b]May Have Associated Pain in the Upper Back and Neck[/b][/size][hr]Guarded shoulder movements Difficulty attaining behind the back It is the normal style of writers to add additional information with the intention of lengthening the length of an article. However, we have provided a short and concise article with only required information on Gout.

[size=large][b]Reduced Arm Swing With Walking[/b][/size][hr]Those affected typically hold the arm close against the body Rounded shoulders and stooped posture We have not actually resorted to roundabout means of getting our message on Joint Pain through to you. All the matter here is genuine and to the point. Big Grin.

[size=large][b]Common Signs as Well as Symptoms[/b][/size][hr]Intense soreness in the deltoid region Pain may well radiate down the arm We were rather indecisive on where to stop in our writings of Gout. We just went on writing and writing to give a long article.

[size=large][b]Is Important to Get a Proper Diagnosing Frozen Shoulder[/b][/size][hr]An injury to the shoulder and arthritis can have the frozen shoulder symptoms. Consulting your physician is the first step to getting the right diagnosis. The physician will begin by manipulating the affected shoulder. If analysis is not sure, he will order an X-ray. Then if the X-ray is not clear, an MRI may be performed. This is usually done by injecting dye into the affected shoulder to see exactly where the problem is.

[size=large][b]Muscle Spasms[/b][/size][hr]Trigger points inside the upper trap muscle During the very first treatment, getting her to come onto the table was difficult because I didn't have a step stool available at the time so I lifted her onto it. The first set of needles that went in the right shoulder has been inserted into the local things and ashi points. Then I put needles into Zu San Li (ST- , San Yin Jiao (SP- , and Rang Gu (KID- to the qi as well as yin vacuity that was related to her Parkinson's. Next I oftentimes tried direct moxibustion on Qi Hai (CV- to help treat her fatigue using three cones. The value of this composition is achieved if after reading it, your knowledge on Gout is greatly influenced. This is how we find out that the meaning of Gout has really entered you!

This approach I used has been the same approach I found in the other treatments that followed with a few adjustments such as needle-head moxa over the right shoulder. After her very first session has been over, Mrs. Patel felt like her vigor had returned back. We continued treatment four more times. After she left my office after our own first session with her niece, I noticed that Mrs. Patel was no longer walking like a frail, ill woman. She was walking like a twenty year old. The initial stages of this article on Gout proved to be difficult. However, with hard work and perseverance, we have succeeded in providing an interesting and informative article for you to read.

Also I manipulated the needles by hand using the reduction method to release the stagnated healthy proteins her right shoulder and taking advantage of the supplementation technique to handle the metabolic vacuities. After thirty minutes of needle retention and manipulation, I took out the needles and used pole moxibustion over her right shoulder. However, I used it in a way that was only taught to me by one my big influencing teachers. I took a paper towel, draped it over the right shoulder (the deltoid), and started tapping the lit end of the moxa pole onto the paper towel. This technique (which is not taught in TCM schools in the US) is a lot more powerful because the heat from the moxa penetrates deep to the tissues. The last part of the treatment involved tui na (medical massage) onto the shoulder. With people wanting to learn more about Gout, it has provided the necessary incentive for us to write this interesting article on Gout!
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