REACTIVE ARTHRITIS- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Research Papers, Yoga & Pranayama

Reactive Arthritis -Ayurvedic Treatment

Reactive Arthritis is included under musculoskeletal diseases. In musculoskeletal diseases, pain is associated with bone, muscle, nerves, tendons, and ligaments. Reactive arthritis is a type of inflammatory arthritis. Here pain and swelling occur in joints. That is triggered by an infection in another part of the body.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • CAUSES OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • DIAGNOSIS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • TREATMENTS FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • PROGNOSIS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • COMPLICATIONS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • REACTIVE ARTHRITIS AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • YOGA FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS
  • RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Pain manifested in and around the joints
  • Joint tenderness
  • Inflammation of joints
  • Joint stiffness
  • Fieber
  • Bindehautentzündung
  • Skin rashes
  • Schwäche
  • Inflamed tendons

CAUSES OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Infection in any part of the body
  • Sexually transmitted infections
  • Foodborne infections
  • Infection due to bacteria – Salmonella, Chlamydia, Clostridium, Shigella, Yersinia, Campylobacter

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

In reactive arthritis, the infection spreads to the joints, the lining (synovial membrane) becomes inflamed and swollen. The inflamed joints become tender.

DIAGNOSIS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  1. EXAMINATIONS
  • Inspection
  • Palpation
  • Movements of joints
  1. INVESTIGATIONS
  • X – rays
  • MRI
  • CT Scan
  • Laboratory tests –
  • ESR
  • Rheumatoid factor
  • C-reactive protein
  • Antinuclear antibody
  • Complete blood tests

TREATMENTS FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Medications – Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, Analgesics
  • Physiotherapy
  • Antibiotics to control infection
  • Medications used for rheumatoid arthritis are effective in reactive arthritis

PROGNOSIS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Prognosis is based on the stage of the disease, duration and condition of the patient
  • Generally, reactive arthritis is a curable disease

COMPLICATIONS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Stiffened joint
  • Infection may spread to other sites of the body

REACTIVE ARTHRITIS AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda, reactive arthritis falls under ‘amavatavyadhi’ or a Vata dosha imbalance disorder.
  • Vata vyadhi can be correlated to neurological or neuromuscular disorders. The causes and pathogenesis of diseases caused by vitiation of Vata dosha, in general, are the exclusive cause and pathogenesis ofpain, numbness, weakness.
  • Vata dosha and rasa, rakta,asthi majja dhatu are involved.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Excess consumption of ununctuous, cold food
  • Suppression of natural urges.
  • Incompatible food
  • Agantu factors – infections

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Dull intermittent pain in the joints

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Vata, pitta and kapha dosha move through all channels of circulation. Due to the subtle nature of vata it impels the remaining two doshas.
  • The aggravated vata having provoked these two doshas, exacerbated and fills up the empty channels and moves greatly inside them or by getting enveloped by the other doshas.
  • The aggravated vata resides in the joints and produces different kinds of aches and pains.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Toda – aching pain
  • Ruk – Pain on the joints
  • Redness on joints
  • Pain aggravates movement
  • Sopha – oedema
  • Sada – weakness
  • Jwara - Fieber

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Symptoms are manageable with proper ayurvedic therapies

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

Ayurvedic local treatment for reactive arthritis 

  • Svedam – Fomentation
  • Pain-relieving lepa application
  • Abhyanga – oil massaging

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • VASTHI- vaitarana vasthi
  • VIRECHANAM- purgations

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

Interne Anwendung:

Externe Anwendung

HOME REMEDIES FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Proper rest
  • Massage the painful area for 15 minutes ( NOT too much pressure )
  • Drinking plenty of fluids
  • Bathing in warm water
  • Body massaging

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Avoid food items that produce vata dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because vata imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Verzehren Sie leicht verdauliche Lebensmittel.
  • Avoid heavy exercises which further aggravate the conditions.
  • Oil massage on the whole body advised. This alleviates vata dosha.
  • Take proper rest.

YOGA FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from aches and pains

Der Patient muss in einer meditativen Haltung mit aufrechtem Kopf und aufrechter Wirbelsäule sitzen, wobei der Körper entspannt ist. Der Patient muss ein Nasenloch (z. B. das linke Nasenloch, wenn er die rechte Hand benutzt und umgekehrt) mit dem Daumen verschließen und durch das andere Nasenloch vollständig ausatmen. Wiederum muss er durch das andere Nasenloch tief einatmen, während das gegenüberliegende Nasenloch noch mit dem Daumen verschlossen ist.

  • Savasana – relaxes body and mind

 RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

  1. A Case Study on Successful Ayurvedic Management of a Rare Case of Reiter’s Syndrome

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5726191/