Frequency of triggering bacteria in patients with reactive arthritis The well known fact that certain organisms infecting the GI tract can cause systemic arthritic symptoms becomes lost on most clinicians when they consider such conditions as fibromyalgia and many of the autoimmune disorders causing joint pain. In talking with a gastroenterologist and a rheumatologist that […]
T lymphopaenia in relation to BMI and TNF-a in human obesity This is a nice article suggesting one way to lower TNF-alpha levels via weight loss. With the new class of drugs used for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease that block TNF-alpha action this is a refreshing article showing natural, healthy ways to have the […]
COX-2 implications and gastric mucosal integrity, ulcer healing This is an informative review article on the new wonder-drug arthritis meds, and the concept that maybe they are not so friendly to the gastric mucosa as they were marketed to be. Recently this class of drugs has also come under fire from the cardiology sector. Remember […]
Oral Type II Collagen Therapy Shows Promise in Juvenile Arthritis This type of therapy for RA patients was already published many years ago with wonderful benefits and few side effects to the patients in the study. This is believed to work by teaching the GI tract to send a signal to the rest of the […]
Hip Pain Not Related to Structural Damage Any good chiropractor could come to this conclusion without all the money spent on a study. So many times I hear patients coming in saying “My doctor told me I have arthritis.” Guess what?? If you’re over the age of 25, you’ve got arthritis. We can not always […]
