Oriental medicine (OM), also known as Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a healing art that existed in some form or other for more than 3,000 years. Some of the earlier texts date back from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE to 220 ACE). In the western world, it is commonly known as acupuncture. However, acupuncture is only one of several modalities that physicians of TCM use to treat patients. TCM emphasizes the role of the body in the healing process and uses herbs and natural agents to maintain health. It is an effective form of treatment and a particularly safe form of therapy. TCM is a complete medical system that takes into account every aspect of human life to promote health and well-being. It sees the body as one whole entity like a “Garden” and encompasses its physical, emotional, energetic, as well as its spiritual aspects. It emphasizes on the “Vis medicatrix” the “healing power of nature” better known as “the inborn ability of the human body to respond to the insult of illness or injury and restore itself to health in most episodes of disease or trauma (Whorton, 2002, p. 6).” The goal for treatment is boosting the ecological condition to favor self-regulatory capacity. Physicians in the eastern world are trained to examine skin, complexion, bones, channels, smells, sounds, mental state, preferences, emotions, tongue, pulse, demeanor, and body build to discern patterns that underlie a patient’s complaints. TCM’s wholistic approach to healing addresses the underlying cause of disease, and allows the body to heal itself naturally. Physicians are taught to treat the cause not just the symptoms of an illness so that the body can function more efficiently and therefore ensuring true health.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis, also known as RA is an autoimmune process that leads to inflammation in the joint spaces. It usually affects joints on both sides of the body. Common joints affected include the joints in the wrists and hands, knees, and hips. It very different from the more commonly known form of arthritis called "osteoarthritis". Unlike osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis is more likely to occur in any individual regardless of age or injury. In this condition, your body creates too much inflammation which starts to cause damage to your joints spaces. The process can be very painful and significantly impact an individual's life. However, symptoms of RA can vary significantly from one individual to the next. Some patients may experience severe debilitating pain while others may have only mild symptoms.
Some of the first symptom of Rheumatoid arthritis often involves warm and painful swelling of the joints, most commonly in the hands and wrists. If symptoms progress, you may begin to feel other signs of illness including fever, fatigue, and dizziness, as other organs in the body become inflamed due to the disease.
Unfortunately, there is no cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis, though symptoms can often be effectively managed through conservative and medical means.
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Dr. Alesha Fleming
Natural Health and Wellness Chiropractic, LLC
Daytona Beach, FL
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Dr. Fleming is a family chiropractor in Daytona Beach, Florida. She is passionate about preventative health care and nutrition and enjoys empowering her patients to improve their health and fitness, one day at a time!
Rheumatoid Arthritis
