The pain of arthritis keeps many people from enjoying life's pleasures. Many using natural remedies, diet and lifestyle changes have found relief for arthritis pain and reduction of inflammation in hands, feet, elbows, knees and hips, neck and shoulders.
Causes of Arthritis
The term "arthritis" refers to a very complex condition with many causes. There are about 120 different diseases that can affect the joints, muscles and other soft tissues in people of all ages, including children. Amongst the most common are osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. For more information, diagnosis and guidance about natural arthritis remedies, consult your trusted healthcare professional.
Symptoms and Treatment of Arthritis
A great deal of research has been underway to identify arthritis symptoms and devise treatments. New information is being discovered daily. For example, recent studies from John Hopkins University have found the very opposite of what arthritic sufferers have been told for years. Instead of resting and immobility as a treatment, stretching movement and proper exercise may help.
Diet for Arthritis sufferers has also been found to help in many ways, although there is not just one remedy for everyone in every condition. This is why it is wise to work with a licensed natural healthcare practitioner to address your specific needs.
Using InfiniteAloe Skin Care as a Moisturizer When you Have Arthritis
Many people with arthritis of varying types have found InfiniteAloe® Skin Care to be a benefit as part of the daily self-care routine. In a base of organic Aloe Vera (aloe Barbadensis Miller), essential oils known to aid the skin are combined in proportions that allow the skin to renew itself more successfully. It can help soothe the skin and particularly address the dry skin areas that often accompany arthritic joints.
Types of Arthritis - Symptoms
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is also called degenerative joint disease. It is the most common chronic joint condition and results from the breakdown of cartilage due to overuse of joints, injuries or aging. It is found most often in weight-bearing joints, such as the knees, hips and spine and gradually ordinarily becomes more noticeable over months or even years. Except for the pain and swelling in the affected joint, there is no unusual fatigue or fever as there is with some other types of arthritis.
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic tiredness, poor sleep, widespread pain throughout the body and parts of the body that are very painful to the touch. Tender spots are often found on the back of the head, between the shoulder blades, on the upper chest, hips, elbows and inner knees. Symptoms may vary, depending on the weather, stress, physical activity or even the time of day. Learning stress management and implementing a good sleep regimen are recommended, along with gentle stretching, good posture and relaxation exercises. In conjunction with your healthcare professional's advice, a daily comforting routine of using InfiniteAloe® may help soothe and relax.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder, meaning that your immune system mistakenly attacks your own body tissues. In addition to causing joint problems, rheumatoid arthritis can also affect your whole body with fevers and fatigue.
The symptoms and behavior of rheumatoid arthritis vary from person to person. An inflammatory disease of the joints, it may flare up or seem to go away for no reason. Inflammation of the synovial membrane that protects and lubricates joints causes pain and swelling. Unlike other forms of arthritis, the symptoms almost always affect both sides of the body at once-both thumbs or both shoulders at once, for example.
Psoriatic Arthritis
Between 10% and 30% of people who develop psoriasis get a related form of arthritis called "psoriatic arthritis," which causes inflammation of the joints. Both conditions are caused by abnormal immune response, which causes inflammation in your joints as well as the overproduction of skin cells. See Psoriasis - Healthy Skin Care for details on InfiniteAloe® and psoriasis.
Why You Should Use InfiniteAloe® Skin Care as a Moisturizer When You Have Arthritis
The primary ingredient of InfiniteAloe is Aloe Vera Barbadensis and a great deal of research exists about Aloe Vera Barbadensis.
In 2003, MIT announced that the study of the eight essential sugars was one of the ten technologies that would change the world. These long-chain sugars (polysaccharides) are not actually sweet and are abundant in Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis Miller); trials suggest that they play an important role in immune function as well as maintaining and recovering good health. These studies are in regards to the properties of aloe vera in general, and do not amount to a clinical trial on the topical use of aloe vera.
Studies in Germany have been done to test the use of hydrolyzed collagen proteins, a key ingredient of InfiniteAloe® Skin Care, to reduce arthritis pain when taken orally.
Saponins such as contained in the Yucca extracts contained in InfiniteAloe® Skin Care have been studied for their use in treating arthritis when taken orally.
Most significantly, the organic Aloe Vera base (organic Aloe Barbadensis Miller) of InfiniteAloe ® Skin Care will soothe and smooth your skin. Numerous studies have been done regarding Aloe Vera taken orally as a treatment for arthritis, but there is no conclusive study showing efficacy.
We have received a number of real life stories regarding the benefits of InfiniteAloe® Skin Care in soothing the painful joints of arthritic hands:
"I have Lupus, Arthritis (3 kinds) - Osteo, Inflammatory, Rheumatoid. I can feel a difference with it on my pain area. This is great!
"P.S. I felt relief right away on pain area on thumb! It penetrated right away!
AJW, Illinois, USA
"I have arthritis in my hand. When I sleep it curls up. In the morning it won't open up. I tried some of this cream one night. The next morning my hand was not curled up at all and no pain.
"Thank you."
CM, Fontana, California, USA
"I tried the skin cream and loved it - I'm from Texas and my skin gets very dry - so after the application my hands felt very soft. Also my husband tried and loved it as well - he has arthritis and was able to bend and close his hand for the first time in a long time. We are very pleased!"
L and MR, Texas, USA
"Fantastic product - my wrists are severely pained by arthritis. Your skin cream has been a great relief.
"I encourage people to try this wonderful product. The arthritis felt less painful after applying cream. Phenomenal product."
LS, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
"I have one knee with severe arthritis and one with slight arthritis. After walking all over Las Vegas for the last five hours, both were feeling very swollen and sore. I had the skin cream rubbed into the severe knee and within just two or three minutes, it was very, very, very comfortable. And now it feels better than my mildly affected knee.
"I am so amazed."
KH, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
How To Use InfiniteAloe® Skin Care When You Have Arthritis
- Work with your medical and healthcare practitioners to diagnose and develop an arthritis diet and exercise program that helps you feel better. Use of InfiniteAloe® Skin Care or any topical cream does not replace medical care. InfiniteAloe Skin Care is only known to benefit dry skin as a moisturizer.
- After washing with natural cleansers (no chemicals!) soothe your skin with InfiniteAloe ® Skin Care, Aloe Vera cream by gently patting and lightly rubbing the affected joints with sufficient amount of cream that it will cover the area completely.
- Allow the cream to soak in completely. Repeat as necessary. Allow 10-20 minutes for the cream to soak in completely before covering your skin with articles of clothing or other substances.
Try your InfiniteAloe® Skin Care today!
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