Natural Pain Control For Osteoarthritis

Eight million people living in the UK have osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis - on average 2 million people per year see their GP's regarding osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is more likely to be present in women than men and normally will not start to appear until you are over 40 although it can start at a younger age than this.

Arthritis means inflammation of the joints. Osteoarthritis normally attacks the knees, hips, wrists, ankles and spine. Traditionally joints gain a knobbly appearance due to the bones compensating for the rough thinning cartlidge by getting thicker and growing outwards. The capsule around the joint also thickens and becomes inflamed. It is considered to be a wear and tear medical problem.

At present it is not fully understood what causes osteoarthritis although certain things can make it more likely for you to be one of the 8 million sufferers of osteoarthritis, these include:-

- Being female rather than male
- Some strands are considered to be hereditary
- Obesity or over weight people cause extra stress on their joints and increase wear and tear
- Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers may suffer from osteoarthritis as a secondary ailment
- Operations and injuries on joints may create problems later in life
- Very active lifestyle or professional sport playing

Osteoarthritis sufferers will experience painful stiff joints that may also be swollen. For each person these symptoms may be aggravated by different conditions such as the weather and increased exercise. Initially the pain may be more severe and settle down slightly over the following years, but whether the pain and discomfort has actually decreased or your body has adapted to cope with the discomfort is very hard to tell. Joints may become unstable as they become more distorted from their knobbly appearance.

There is no single test for the GP's to undertake, so diagnosis will include a lot of questioning from the GP, X-rays and visual examination of the joints. There is no specific prescribed medication for osteoarthritis but the general treatment would be to treat the symptoms occurring. In today's climate a more natural approach to this would be preferred by many and the answer is at hand - Australian Pure Emu Oil.

By taking daily Emu Oil Capsules the quality of diet will be improved by providing a daily supply of essential fatty acids - so important to our well being. Naturally emu oil is an analgesic and anti-inflammatory so taking the capsules will aid to reduce swelling and inflammation in the tissue surrounding the joints and will increase the mobility of the joints. Also massaging of the affected joints with one of the Australian emu oils would greatly increase the quality of life of the sufferer. Pure emu oil with added essential oil such as lavender would aid rest and sleep making full use of the excellent natural properties of both the emu oil and the lavender essential oil. For sufferers with more severe discomfort a massage of the affected areas with endurance massage oil would greatly benefit their relief. Endurance massage oil has all the benefits of pure emu oil plus the benefits of natural wintergreen, which aids in stronger pain relief and warms the muscular tissue that it is massaged into aiding the increase in mobility.

Studies of arthritic sufferers have taken place and results were noted that the use of emu oil to control the osteoarthritis symptoms were evident very quickly:-

Results/Conclusions:

   1. In 14 days, Emu Oil had eliminated all inflammation caused by arthritis joint swelling and bone abrasion due to lack of cartilage.

   2. None of the patients experienced arthritis pain in their joints and bones after 14 days of topical application. The pain caused by constant friction of bones rubbing together had disappeared.

Arthritis Pain Reduction:

Days of Emu Oil Treatment Rate of Reduction in Pain:

1 -  1%
4 -  30%
7 -  50%
11 -  82%
14 -  100%

Reduction of Arthritic Swelling:

Days of Emu Oil Treatment Swelling Reduction in Arthritic Joints

1 -  2%
6 -  22%
12 -  48%
17 -  100%

Information obtained from the American Emu Association, 1995