10 Signs of unproven remedies for arthritis

Updated June 1, 2014.

Wait and examine

The pain of chronic arthritis can be so painful that the person is willing to do anything to try to end the agony. The willingness to try anything lead a person to explore:

• unproven remedies
• Patent Recipes
• other gadgets

In desperation, caution may be neglected, so that time and money to spend on arthritis remedies that have no value. Before a new drug or treatment of arthritis have been treated was examined.

10 signs of arthritis unproven remedies

The list of the ten routines is typical of promoters of unproven arthritis treatment products and remedies. The tricks used must be careful of your application.

# 1 - This is a "cure" Often the cure or treatment is a cure for arthritis. There is no known cure for chronic rheumatic diseases. If there is a real cure will be in the new world title.

# 2 - This is a "secret" Often the remedy is described as special or exclusive secret formula. Scientists are to hold no secrets or proprietary legitimate results.

# 3 - "witness", often presented the testimony of people who were allegedly helped by the remedy of arthritis as anecdotal evidence of its value.

# 4 - The advertising is "sensationalist" Often the cure of arthritis is in tabloid articles sponsored, special-interest publications promoting health through mail order and is stunning in its advertising.

# 5 - It is "quick and easy" Often quick relief or arthritis pain only promised or implied in the use of the treatment of arthritis.

# 6 - The body is "clean" Often the cure of arthritis is being said, somehow cleanse the body of toxins to allow the natural healing power of the body to take over.

# 7 - drugs and surgery "damn" are often the various drugs and medications for arthritis and / or surgical options are condemned as dangerous and unnecessary. The cure arthritis occurs instead.

# 8 - It is "not proven" Often the cure of arthritis or the proposed treatment has not been tested in clinical trials. Claims for compensation of arthritis are not supported by scientific evidence or reliable evidence.

# 9 - This is a "special regime" Often a special diet and / or nutrition program funded in response to arthritis. Foods or nutrients are of scientists to produce or modify a rheumatic disease, found except for gout.

# 10 - The "conspiracy theory" Often, various charity organizations and the medical establishment of "conspiracy" accused to stop its progress by not approve or support the healing of arthritis promoted. These often include organizations such as:

• The Arthritis Foundation
• The American Medical Association
• NIH
• The Food and Drug Administration

The best defense

Education and the responsibility for their own health care is the first line of defense against the promoters of charlatans, unproven treatments. Knowing the symptoms, new treatments and the reasons for the advice of health leads to intelligent questions and prohibits a person easily deceived.

Three federal agencies have the authority to take against the promoters of ineffective treatments.

• The Food and Drug Administration may go to court to prevent anyone who sells a medicine for arthritis that has not been properly tested by them and approved for sale.
• The Federal Trade Commission, any person or company that develops to the false advertising of a product for the treatment of a disease should be prohibited.
• The post office in the United States has the power to take any letter to any promoter to sell a product of this type mail.

These organizations often do not have the staff to be fully effective, however.

The Bottom Line

Realistic hope is the necessary ingredient to avoid the temptation to use unproven arthritis. A proven cure for arthritis offers only false hope. The aim is someone who feels hopeless.

NCCAM is one of the 27 institutes and centers that comprise the NIH. NCCAM to explore complementary and alternative healing in the context of rigorous science, training complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) researchers, and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals. Check NCCAM alternative treatments.

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_{Understanding Arthritis, Arthritis Foundation}