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
  • Fiebre
  • Conjuntivitis
  • Skin rashes
  • Debilidad
  • 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
  • IRM
  • TAC
  • 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
  • Supresión de los impulsos naturales.
  • 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 y kapha dosha se mueven por todos los canales de circulación. Debido a la naturaleza sutil de vata, impulsa a los dos doshas restantes.
  • El vata agravado habiendo provocado estos dos doshas, se exacerba y llena los canales vacíos y se mueve grandemente dentro de ellos o siendo envuelto por los otros 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 – fever

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 

Administración Interna

Aplicación externa

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.
  • Consuma alimentos de fácil digestión.
  • Evite los ejercicios pesados que agravan aún más las afecciones.
  • Oil massage on the whole body advised. This alleviates vata dosha.
  • Descansa adecuadamente.

YOGA FOR REACTIVE ARTHRITIS 

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

El paciente tiene que estar sentado en postura de meditación con la cabeza y la columna vertebral erguidas, con el cuerpo relajado. El paciente tiene que cerrar una fosa nasal (por ejemplo, la fosa nasal izquierda si utiliza la mano derecha y viceversa) con el pulgar y exhalar completamente por la otra fosa nasal. De nuevo, tendrá que inspirar profundamente por la otra fosa nasal mientras la fosa opuesta sigue cerrada con el pulgar.

  • 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/