Substantial population of every country is suffering from osteoarthritis. This disease can occur in any joint of body. Pain killers give temporary relief from pain but after some period these pain killers help very little and they cause serious side effects also. Here are some tips to keep Osteoarthritis (OA) away:

*Incorporate good quantity of healthy fats in your diet such sesame, flax seed, almonds, apricot, coconut, pure home made ghee etc

*Have some natural pain relievers in your diet such as- cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, pomegranate, beetroot, ragi, edible gum, dried dates, etc.

*Ensure adequate Vitamin D in your body from diet and exposure to sun at least for 10 minutes daily.

*Do regular moderate exercise such as walk, swimming, cycling, etc. Avoid impact creating exercise such as running, jogging, etc.

*Pranayam is a wonderful way to avoid OA and also to help cure the joint as pranayam makes more oxygen available to cartilage in the joint thus avoiding the degeneration of joint.

*Muscle strengthening exercise comprising of yogasan, stretches are of utmost importance because muscles around the joint hold the joint properly and increase its strength

*Junk food, pollution, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, prolonged sitting, heavy weight lifting are enemies of the joint.

*Scientific massage with suitable medicated oil followed by medicinal fomentation (Sweden) is very soothing and potent instant pain reliever. One can expect faster pain relief with this kind of fomentation than any strong pain killer.

*To halt cartilage degeneration and have total pain relief Ayurveda offers a very novel treatment modality which is popularly known as Panchkarma. Out of these panchkarma, tiktaksheer basti is a promising solution for any joint disorder.

*Sarvang Tailadhara-pouring medicated oil and simultaneously massaging also gives complete pain relief in many cases such as spondylosis, etc.

Ayurvedic taila dhara treatment for spondylosis patient

*Erand oil (Castor oil) is very useful to reduce arthritis titre.

For inflamed painful joints -Leech application is very effective procedure.

Ayurveda is boon for Joint pain patients. If followed properly, with help of Ayurveda many joint replacement surgeries can be avoided.