Especially helpful is reduction of animal and yeast protein. It is important to maintain an adequate but minimal protein intake, if this is not done, the body will digest its own proteins and produce the same problems. More long term, anti-inflammatory measures, at the appropriate time, by such regimes as acupuncture and homoeopathy can be most helpful. Particularly valuable, over a good length of time, is the practice of Shiatsu. Infective Arthritis Infective arthritis is the damage done as a result of specific infections affecting the joint space.
Resultant damage occurs to the synovial membrane, the periosteum and even the bone itself.
The commonest causal organism is the Tubercle Bacillus although any infection that becomes established in the joint space can do the same damage, eventually. It is a disease transmitted by ticks and is usually characterised by a rash, followed by 'flu-like symptoms including fever, joint pains and headaches. If untreated it results in chronic arthritis with nerve and heart dysfunction. Treatment Treatment of these infective arthroses consists of eradicating the causative organism at an early stage, before too much damage has been done to the tissues. Resting of the joint during this phase, with gentle mobility of the affected joint and little or no weight bearing is essential.