The term rheumatism has historically been used to refer to a variety of inflammatory joint diseases. It is no longer used as such in the medical literature and diseases listed under rheumatoid diseases may be listed under rheumatism. Rheumatic diseases affect joints, bones, tendons, and muscles.
Among them are many types of arthritis, a term used for conditions affecting the joints. They are sometimes called musculoskeletal disorders. Inflammatory rheumatic disorders affect more than 7 million Americans and of these have rheumatoid arthritis.
In Europe, more than a hundred million people are affected by rheumatic diseases. That’s almost a quarter of the total population. According to US statistics, between 161,000 and 322,000 adults suffer from lupus and nearly 300,000 American children suffer from rheumatism, the most common of which is juvenile idiopathic arthritis or juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
It is estimated that one in 1,000 children will develop some form of rheumatic disease and 8.4% of women and 5% of men will develop some form of the rheumatic disease during their lifetime.
Common symptoms include:
- Joint pain
- Loss of motion in a joint or joints
- Inflammation -- swelling, redness, and warmth in a joint or affected area
Common Rheumatic Disorders
Now there are more than 200 distinct rheumatic diseases. Among the most common ones are:
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
- Scleroderma
- Lupus
- Spondyloarthropathies
- Sjogren’s syndrome
- Polymyalgia rheumatic
- Gout
- Infectious arthritis
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
What Causes Rheumatic Disease?
Most of these conditions occur when your immune system malfunctions and attacks its tissues. Doctors don't know what caused it. Sometimes it's in their genes. Other times it's the result of something in the world around you, like cigarette smoke, pollution, or something that causes an infection. Gender also plays a role. Rheumatic diseases seem to affect women more than men.
Treatments
We can treat rheumatic diseases using two methods:
- Drugs
- Physical therapies (PEMF or magnetic therapy)
Drugs
Different types of drugs are prescribed for the treatment of rheumatic diseases. Some medications only treat symptoms such as pain and inflammation, while others can change the course of the disease.
Some common medications are:
- Aspirin (Bufferin, Bayer)
- Celecoxib (Celebrex)
- Discalced (Salsalate)
- Ibuprofen (Advil and other brands)
- Naproxen (Aleve and other brands)
- Relafen (Nabumetone)
Side effects for which we should avoid drugs:
If you take these medicines as an infusion, you may feel or be sick, have low blood pressure, have skin reactions, or have difficulty breathing.
Less common side effects include:
- Vision problems
- Numbness or tingling
- Facial rash or sun sensitivity
- Swelling of hands or ankles
- Difficulty breathing
- Heart failure
- Serious infections
Physical therapies (PEMF therapy or magnetic therapy)
Magnetic therapy is a natural and alternative method of treating rheumatic diseases without side effects. The magnetic field is considered an effective physical factor used in RA patients. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the major rheumatic diseases that lead to some other diseases.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a destructive inflammatory disease with higher mortality and morbidity, affecting more women than men. Symptoms of RA are pain, fatigue, trouble sleeping, and depression often worsens in women during menopause.
Drugs often have side effects and can be addictive, so long-term use may not be well tolerated by the body and sometimes poses a significant risk. The analgesic effect of magnetic therapy can reduce pharmacotherapy. Low-Frequency Magnetic Field is widely used in the treatment of patients with diseases of the osteoarticular system, including RA.
The two magnetic therapy treatments and magnetic stimulation are used. The therapy reduces the ability of the immune system to react to inflammatory and degenerative changes in the joints. It also provides an analgesic and anti-edematous effect.
The analysis of various studies animal models of arthritis, cell culture systems, and clinical trials) reporting the use of PEMF to cure arthritis has clearly shown that PEMF not only relieves pain in arthritis but also provides chondro protection, exerts anti-inflammatory effects, and helps in bone remodeling and could be developed as a viable alternative for arthritis.
Benefits of Magnetic Field Therapy or PEMF Therapy
Low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) can provide a safe, easy-to-use, non-invasive method for treating pain, inflammation, and dysfunction associated with rheumatoid arthritis. (RA) and other rheumatic diseases and PEMF has a long-term safety record.
The use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) technology offers RA patients drug-free pain relief therapy that can also help improve their mobility and help them reduce their pain medication.
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