Treatment for Osteoarthritis to reduce pain

Osteoarthritis is most common these days for people in old ages. Osteoarthritis is painful and also causes difficulty in movement due to the stiffness and pain in the joints. Treatment for osteoarthritis is available, but, does not give a complete relief. It just reduces the pain in the joints and helps in the mobility of the patient to some extent. Osteoarthritis may be caused due to age, wear and tear, injury, hereditary reasons or over-weight of the body.

Generally doctors suggest reducing weight for people whose weight is higher than the normal. This is true in case of patients with osteoarthritis also. Reducing weight by walking, exercising and by taking balanced diet would be highly helpful in reducing the pain due to osteoarthritis. One can identify the occurrence of osteoarthritis at a very early stage itself due to the pain, stiffness, swelling, etc.

Generally doctors suggest reducing weight, taking balanced diet, doing exercises, and in some case physiotherapy as well which are specific for osteoarthritis. Patients are also given with knee braces and walking aids to reduce the pain and ease the movement. Most of the doctors suggest the patients with osteoarthritis to take Paracetamol daily in order to lessen the pain and improve the mobility of these patients. Pain killers in general are not suggested to reduce the pain in case of osteoarthritis, for the simple reason that these pain killers always have higher side-effects.

In spite of these methods available, nowadays people go in for arthritis supplements also. These supplements supply the required nutrients for reducing the pain in the joints. Glucosamine is the supplement that is available for osteoarthritis. Chondroitin is also another alternate available. Test results have been positive for patients using glucosamine and chondroitin in many cases, and people do take the supplements available with the pharmaceutical companies and web stores for their osteoarthritis. It is proven in many cases that these supplements do reduce pain and inflammation even for patients with severe osteoarthritis. Steroid injections and joint replacement surgeries are the most popular treatments available for very severe pain, which may not be possible in some cases due to age and other health conditions.

There are several natural nutrients and herbs which are considered as arthritis supplements that are used for treatment of osteoarthritis. These supplements can be consumed directly or along with other nutrients which are available in the market in the product form. Some of the common ingredients in food like the pomegranate, ginger and turmeric also are helpful in reducing the joint pain caused by osteoarthritis. But their usage has not shown any proven results so far. The tests for using the supplements are an ongoing process in the health care industry and the results are obtained based on the positive feedbacks of the experiments done in the previous years.  In spite of all these medications, surgeries and supplements available for osteoarthritis, there are also some of the traditional treatments followed across the globe like the acupuncture, ayurvedic treatments, yoga, and other techniques which also help patients with osteoarthritis get relieved of their pain to some extent.