1. Natural Remedies
for
Arthritis and Joint
Pain

2. Osteoarthritis
Also called Degenerative Joint
Disease, osteoarthris is a condition in
which synovial joints, especially
weight-bearing joints, are irritated
and inflamed.
This condition is distinguished from
other types of arthritis by being
directly related to wear and tear of
the joint structures.

3. Rheumatoid Arthritis
Is an autoimmune condition in which
the synovial membranes of various
joints are attacked by immune system
cells.
“A Massage Therapist Guide to Pathology”
Ruth Werner---Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

7.  Muscles Pull on Bone. Muscles Pull
bone into blood vessels, nerves, and
out of alignment.
 Bone Supports and Protects. Bones
serve as an attachment for muscles.

8. Osteoarthritis
Did you know there is:
NO PROOF that Osteoarthritis is caused by
wear and tear,
NO PROOF that Osteoarthritis progresses
with the “correct use” of the joint ( only
the “incorrect use” of the joint),
NO PROOF that Osteoarthritis progresses
with age. (Unless the “Incorrect use” is
allowed to continue).

9. Forward Head Posture
 High Blood Pressure
 Compressed Chest Cavity area
 Compressed Abdominal area
 Compromising the blood flow to the
brain

10. The role of poor posture in the production of
diseases and bodily malfunction has been
almost entirely neglected. Since the
correction of posturally induced disease
requires almost costless and harmless
treatment, it is irrational to give priority to
very expensive, complicated, and
dangerous procedures before the benefits
of postural therapy have been thoroughly
reexamined and exploited.
Dr. Victor Barker
Author of : Posture Makes Perfect

12. Results of Proper Alignment
 Equal pressure throughout the joint.
The muscles around the joint are
balanced creating a balanced inner joint
pressure allowing the joint to wear
evenly.
 The body uses energy wisely.
 Movement becomes easier and more
effortless.

13. New Information?
All parts of the body….used in
moderation and exercise….become
thereby well developed and age
slowly, but if unused, and left idle,
they become libel to disease,
defective in growth and age quickly.
Hipprocrates, 5 B.C.

14. Taking Care of Your Joints
 Before stretching know which
muscles to stretch.
 Know which muscles to strengthen,
so that the joint becomes stable.
 Perform “movement” exercises daily
for each joint.

15. How to Acquire Good Posture
• Daily Awareness
 Correct Type of Massage and
Bodywork
 Personal Trainer – Focus on the
Balancing the Core
 Stretch and Strengthening Routine -
Daily

16. Massage
 Safest of all modalities
 Power of Touch
 Benefits
 Types of Massage
 Which one is right for you?

17. No single therapeutic agent can
compare in efficiency with this
familiar but perfect tool………The
Human Hand. If half as much
research had been expended on the
principles governing manual
treatment as upon pharmacology it
would be esteemed today on a par
with drugs in Acceptability and
Power.
J. Madison Taylor M.D.
1908

18. Benefits of Massage
 Increase blood flow
 Increase Lymphatic Flow
 Soften soft tissue
 Realigns and softens scar tissue

19. Exercise
“ No pharmacology intervention holds
a greater promise of improving
health and promoting independence
in the older adult than does
exercise.”
Dr. William Bryan – Baylor College of Medicine

20. Personal Trainers
 Strengthening the Core
 Postural exercises
 Strengthen the weak, stretch the
tight
 Working the body individually
 Every day routine
 Postural awareness

21. Placing the body in proper posture makes
it energy efficient. When it is out of
proper posture or out of balance the
energy use is higher because the body has
to recruit muscles to assume the role of
bone which is to keep the body upright in
space.
Digestion is the one of the highest
consumers of energy. If we are in any
kind of Distress then Digestion is
compromised.
Studies have shown that at times of stress
our bodies may absorb as little as 25%
of the nutrients in the foods we eat.

22. Causes of Joint Pain
and Dysfunction
 Poor Postural Alignment
 Muscle Imbalance around a joint
 Diet - Acid vs Alkaline
 Inability to absorb Nutrients
 Nutrients Unavailable
 Dehydration
 Improper Exercise

23. Osteoporosis
The Dairy Calcium Myth:
Harvard 12 year study of 78,000 women
found that dairy calcium didn’t help bone
strength at all. Those with the most calcium
from Dairy actually had double the hip
fractures rates compared to those who got
little or no dairy calcium.
AMJ Publ.Health 1997, 87:992-7

24. Is Your Body’s Internal Environment Toxic?
Acid = Pain
What contributes to an Acidic
Environment?
How can we tell if we are Acidic or
Alkaline?
How does that effect Joint Pain?
How can we change our internal
environment?

25. Natural Teas and Herbs
 Burdock Root
 Cats Claw
 Cayenne Pepper
 Tumeric and Bromelein

26. Supplements
Hyaluronic Acid (HCL)
Vitamin B and Folic Acid
Glucosamine

27. Organic Cherry Juice Extract
Repair
Repair Gold
Serratiopeptidase (Serra Gold)
Activjoint

28. Balance the Health
Triangle
Body, Mind and Spirit