What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Arthritis is a common disorder affecting joints of the body. It is commonly characterised by pain, swelling and stiffness of joints.
The term ‘arthritis’ covers a range of hundreds of disorders, with the most common being rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Without proper treatment, the affected joints can become permanently damaged.
The causes of arthritis are not strictly defined; however, we do know that it is a combination of both environmental and genetic factors.
Common symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis:
- Joint pain
- Stiffness
- Swelling
- Inflammation
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Weight loss
How Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy can help Rhematoid Athritis?
HBOT has been found to have the following benefits to arthritis sufferers:
- Lowering the sedimentation rate of the blood
- Stabilising immunologic function
- Strengthening body’s resistance for eliminating pathogenic factors
- Suppressing inflammation
- Treating analgesia