Rheumatoid arthritis It is a generally progressive disease affecting primarily the joints which become swollen and painful.

Rheumatoid arthritis It is a generally progressive disease affecting primarily the joints which become swollen and painful. The muscles, ligaments, synovial membrane and the cartilage get inflamed and, therefore movement of the joints becomes extremely painful and wasting of the associated muscles. If not treated immediately, it may result in deformity in the beginning.

This disease affects the small joints in fingers, it is usually insidious, stiffness is the next event and the fingers tend to get curved and ultimately become fixed. The infection then spreads towards the trunk involving the wrist joints, ankle joints, elbow joints, knee joint, shoulders hips and jaw. In Ayurveda, this diseases is called as Amavatha.

It occurs throughout the world in all climates and ethnic groups; this disease is very common nowadays, it is possible that they might have been increased in number due to modern lifestyle. Treatment The best treatment for this is Langhana - means less quantity of food, which can be digested easily; and excretion of Ama.

For the excretion of Ama, virechana therapy is given that is purgation. Basti treatment (Enema therapy); Valuka sweda (hot swedation); Bashpa sweda. Along with these, internal medicines plays an important role in curing these diseases. According to Ayurveda, if proper treatment is given, there are fairly good chances of a cure.