According to statistics, arthritis "lurks" one of seven people who have reached the age of 45, and every third after 60.

Arthritis - inflammation of one or more joints. The affected joint swells and becomes hot to the touch, the skin beneath it turns red, the person experiences pain and restriction in movements.

Inflammatory changes occur primarily in the internal (synovial) membrane of the joint. In the articular cavity inflammation exudate is often accumulated - exudate. The pathological process can extend to other parts of the joint: cartilage, epiphyses of bones that make up the joint, joint capsule, as well as periarticular tissues (ligaments, tendons and articular bags).

There are arthritis of one joint (monoarthritis), two or three joints (oligoarthritis) and many joints (polyarthritis).

Acute arthritis begins abruptly and is accompanied by severe pain in the affected joint. Chronic arthritis develops gradually, manifests itself not so dramatically, reminding oneself from time to time.

Recipe 1 Freshly cut branches spruce pour boiling water, insist. In the cooled to 37-38 ° C infusion, immerse the legs or hands for 30 minutes. Then heat them and wrap them in bed for 1 hour. Treatment repeat after 2 days. With rheumatic polyarthritis treatment course - 5-7 baths.

Recipe 2 Pour 300 g grass sporicha 5 liters of boiling water, infuse for 2 hours, strain and pour into a bath of water (temperature 32-34 ° C). Take a bath every other day for 15-20 minutes. Used for osteochondrosis and polyarthritis of various etiologies.

Recipe 3 Take the mint grass collected during flowering and dried in a dry, well ventilated room. Pour water into the bucket in a 1: 3 ratio, boil for 15 minutes. The resulting broth should be infused for 30 minutes and poured into a hot water bath.

The patient should be in the bath until the body is decocted. After the bath, you need to rub the aching joints with a dry towel, put on an all-wool suit, socks and go to bed under a warm blanket. Apply to the treatment of the spine and joints.

Recipe 4 Put 1 kg of fresh birch leaves (dry - 0.

5 kg) in a cotton bag and boil in 9 l of water for 30 minutes. Then this water along with the bag is placed in a hot bath. Take one bath at night for 30 days.

Recipe 5 Mix burdock roots, heather grass, nettle grass, Ledum grass, Tartar grass and cranberries leaf. Mix the mixture with boiling water, insist, strain and add to the bath. Dosage of herbs is arbitrary.

Recipe 6 Pour 200 g of juniper berries 1 liter of water, insist, strain. Apply to bathtubs.

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