What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

It is a progressive inflammatory rheumatism that progresses with pain and swelling in the joints. It is more common in women and is typical for it to start from the wrists and affect small joints symmetrically, showing a familial characteristic. Other joints that are relatively frequently affected in rheumatoid arthritis are the elbows, shoulders, neck, jaw, hips, knees, ankles and toe joints.

Spinal joints are usually not affected in rheumatoid arthritis. Sometimes the cervical vertebrae can be affected, causing neck and neck pain. Although rare, it can damage a wide variety of body systems in some individuals, including the skin, eyes, lungs, heart and blood vessels.

What Causes It?

Rheumatoid arthritis occurs when the individual’s immune system attacks the synovium, that is, the lining of the membranes surrounding the joints. The inflammation that occurs due to this attack causes the synovium to thicken and therefore the cartilage and bone tissue in the joint to be destroyed.

Accordingly, the tendons and ligaments that hold the joint together begin to weaken and stretch. Over time, the joint loses its natural shape and position that provides smooth movement.

Although medical experts do not yet have definitive information about why this process called autoimmunity begins, they state that a hereditary component is likely.

In terms of regulatory medicine, autoimmune diseases are the imbalance of the immune system and its activity in a way that harms itself. The main reason for this is the stress load of the body. This stress can be mental stress, as well as biophysical stress caused by the diseases and surgeries the person has had, or biochemical stresses such as malnutrition, intestinal flora disorder, vitamin mineral deficiencies, and toxic loads of the body.

As a result, when the sum of these stresses exceeds a certain threshold, behavioral disorders can also occur in the immune system. Among these stresses, especially intestinal flora disorder and hyperpermeable intestines that develop as a result of intestinal candida and heavy metals that can accumulate in the connective tissue and acid loads that trigger connective tissue damage are of particular importance in terms of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

How is it diagnosed?

There is no specific diagnostic method. When the disease symptoms appear, the physical therapist or rheumatologist who goes to see the doctor and examines the findings to meet the diagnostic criteria determined for rheumatoid arthritis makes the diagnosis. Laboratory tests usually evaluate inflammation levels in the body, blood counts, liver and kidney function tests.

Other common blood tests used in rheumatoid arthritis cases are used to determine the presence of rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies. X-rays are used to monitor joint damage.

How is Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated?

The classical medical approach is to suppress the immune system to prevent it from damaging the joints and other tissues. For this purpose, anti-inflammatory drugs, cortisone and immune modulator drugs are used.

In terms of regulation medicine, a complete inventory of the stresses that form the basis of autoimmune disease should be made. For this purpose, all diseases, accidents and surgeries the person has had since birth are questioned, and segmental and interference field examinations are performed according to the neural therapy perspective. With bioinformative analyses, the person’s intestinal flora, candida levels, heavy metal and acid loads, food sensitivities, and mental stresses are determined. A personalized treatment plan is drawn up according to these findings.

With neural therapy, problematic body areas (disruptive areas) created by past diseases in the person are treated. The balance of the vegetative nervous system and hormonal balance are restored. Segments belonging to the joints are included in the treatment to increase the blood flow to problematic joints and reduce inflammation.

A personalized diet program is given according to food sensitivities and candida load.

An effective chelation program is applied to detoxify the heavy metal and acid loads accumulated in the body.

Psychokinesiology, microsystem acupuncture and homeopathy are applied for mental stress.

With holistic regulation medicine approaches, the progression of the disease is slowed down and improvements in the findings can be detected.