Home Remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis,Top 5 tips for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Home Remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis

If someone has joint pain or stiffness, he or she may think it is just a normal part of getting older and that there is nothing he or she can do. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are several options for medical treatment and even more to help prevent further joint damage and symptoms. Discuss these measures with a health-care professional to find ways to make them work.
Top 5 tips for Rheumatoid Arthritis :- 
1.Massage
 A massage from a therapist (or even one you give yourself) can be a soothing complementary treatment to help reduce rheumatoid arthritis pain. A 2013 study published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice involved 42 people with RA in their arms who received either light massage or medium massage from a massage therapist once a week for a month. The participants were also taught to do self-massage at home. After a month of treatment, the moderate-pressure massage group had less pain and greater range of motion than the others.

2.Exercise
“Exercise is really critical for everybody with arthritis,” says Dr. Kolasinski. “Arthritis causes you not just pain; it causes you to use your joints in a way that stresses other structures. It’s really important to maintain flexibility and strength. The only way to do that is to exercise.”That doesn’t mean it’s easy. She recommends choosing an activity that you enjoy, and not overdoing it. Options include walking, aquatic exercises, biking, yoga, and tai chi.Exercise has other benefits for RA patients, too, Dr. Kolasinski adds. RA increases your risk of developing osteoporosis, and weight-bearing exercises can help keep your bones strong. Physical activity also heads off depression, which can plague anyone coping with a chronic illness, including RA

3.Heat and cold
 Heat helps to relax muscles, while cold helps to dull the sensation of pain. You might find that applying hot packs or ice packs or alternating between hot and cold helps reduce your pain. Relaxing in a hot bath can also bring pain relief, as well as exercising in a warm pool.

4.Physical therapy 
Your doctor may prescribe physical therapy to help heal and strengthen a body part or an area that’s “acting up” and giving you problems. A physical therapist will use heat, ice, transcutaneous electrical stimulation, range-of-motion exercises, gentle strengthening moves, and more to help ease swelling and inflammation and get you back into shape. Physical therapy is typically a short-term option. You might go a few times a week for several weeks, until you’re feeling better. PT is also a terrific bridge to an exercise program, Doctor's says. You can work with your physical therapist to come up with a workout plan that’s right for you.

5. Diet
 Although some diets may be touted to help RA symptoms, they aren’t backed by the medical community. “There is no evidence that any special diet will reduce RA pain," says Ali. However, there is some evidence that omega-3 fatty acids can help reduce inflammation — and that could ultimately help you find relief. Omega-3s can be found in coldwater fish and in fish oil supplements. A 2013 study published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases also found that people newly diagnosed with RA who took a high-dose fish oil supplement had significantly better responses to DMARD treatment than did people who took a low-dose fish oil supplement.