Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes joint inflammation and pain. It happens when the immune system doesn’t work properly and attacks synovium. The disease commonly affects the hands, knees or ankles, and usually the same joint on both sides of the body. For unknown reasons, more women than men get RA, and it usually develops in middle age. Having a family member with RA increases the odds of developing RA.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis. Sometimes called wear and tear arthritis. It tends to occur in middle age or due to an injury or obesity. When cartilage breaks down, joints can get painful, swollen and hard to move. OA can affect any joint, but it occurs most often in hands, knees, hips, lower back and neck. OA can happen at any age, but it commonly starts in the 50s. Without intervention this disease worsens over time.
In this webinar, we discuss the limitation of medications, and surgery, the benefits of nutrition, stress reduction and exercise programs and unique effects of Chinese Medicine. Andrew Gaeddert, RH, founder of Health Concerns, presents herbal formulas that can be administered for both acute and chronic presentations and discusses approaches to supporting collagen in the body. Case studies are presented.
Andrew Gaeddert is a researcher, educator and clinical who has been practicing Chinese Medicine for thirty-five years. He has conducted research at UCSF, Emory University and John Bastyr University.