Joint pain can present as discomfort, pain, or inflammation that occurs in any joint. In most cases, this discomfort is related to arthritis or arthralgia. The ailment can be mild or only manifest after performing specific activities.
“Swelling, stiffness, and pain in the joints can be a sign of arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common forms. Pain and stiffness can interfere with your daily life, at home and at work. For some people, the disease is mild, but for others it can cause disability.explain the National Institutes of Health of the United States (NIH, for its acronym in English).
Causes of joint pain:
- Still’s disease of the adult.
- ankylosing spondyloarthritis
- Avascular necrosis (death of bone tissue due to lack of blood flow).
- Bone cancer.
- Bone fracture.
- Bursitis (inflammation of the joints).
- Complex regional pain syndrome (chronic pain due to nervous system dysfunction).
- Fibromyalgia.
- Gonococcal arthritis.
- Gout (arthritis related to excess uric acid).
- Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid).
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (formerly known as “juvenile rheumatoid arthritis”).
- Leukemia.
- Lupus.
- Lyme’s desease.
- Osteoarthritis (disease that causes the joints to break down).
- Osteomyelitis (a bone infection).
- Paget’s disease of bone.
- Polymyalgia rheumatica.
- Falsehood.
- Psoriasic arthritis.
- Reactive arthritis.
- Rheumatic fever.
- Rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory joint disease).
- Rickets.
- Sarcoidosis (groups of inflammatory cells in the body).
- Septic arthritis.
- sprains.
- Tendinitis.
To relieve joint pain there are many natural remedies and the portal Fitnessnip one in particular stands out, onion juice, since, due to its anti-inflammatory effect, it helps to alleviate the aforementioned discomfort.
To prepare this juice Half an onion should be blended with two glasses of water. At the end, the result is strained and can be drunk.
Other shakes to relieve joint pain
Orange, garlic and parsley
These three elements create a drink with anti-inflammatory properties. Garlic has them, while orange is rich in vitamin C, which strengthens the immune system, and parsley gives it a special flavor.
To make this drink, peel a couple of garlic and put them in a blender. Afterwards, the parsley branches are washed and added together with a little chili. The juice of five oranges is squeezed and processed together with the rest of the ingredients and it will be ready to consume, according to information from the portal Easy cookfrom Mexico.
banana and pineapple
As already mentioned, bromelain from pineapple has anti-inflammatory properties, while the banana is rich in potassium, vitamins and minerals such as folic acid, vitamin C and B6. All of this helps lessen the effects of arthritis and keep it under control.
To make this smoothie, according to information from the magazine Arthritis and Rheumatology, it requires one cup of sliced banana and one of pineapple, half a tablespoon of ginger powder and half a cup of coconut milk. It is blended until a homogeneous mixture is obtained and can be consumed immediately.
Cucumber, olive oil and onion
According to the aforementioned source, cucumber contains group B vitamins that help the health of the nervous and cellular systems. It is also a source of folic acid, vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and zinc, elements that are favorable for bone and joint health, while onion is a food with anti-inflammatory properties. You just have to mix all the ingredients and drink the juice on an empty stomach. the recommendation is to consume it for about two weeks to see results.