Effect of Homoepathy in management of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease whose characteristic feature is a persistent symmetric polyarthritis (synovitis) that affects the hands and feet, with progressive articular deterioration resulting difficulty in performing activities of daily living (ADLs) and constitutional symptoms Any joint lined by a synovial membrane may be involved, however, extra-articular involvement of organs such as the skin, heart, lungs, and eyes can be significant RA is theorized to develop when a genetically susceptible individual experiences an external trigger (eg: cigarette smoking, infection, or trauma) that triggers an autoimmune reaction. No laboratory test results are pathognomonic for RA, but the presence of anti-cyclic citrullinated protein antibody (ACCPA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) is highly specific for this condition. Homoeopathy treats the individual as a whole, in Rheumatoid arthritis also, Homoeopathic medicine is given not only to control the ongoing inflammatory process, but also to treat the patient having the tendency towards it without any side effects on other parts of the body there by reducing the chance of further complications of the disease.