Infrared Therapy for Arthritis and Joint Pain Relief
What is Arthritis?
Arthritis is a condition in which one or more joints become swollen and tender. The main symptoms of arthritis are joint pain and stiffness, which typically get worse as people age.
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. The term arthritis refers to joint pain or joint disease, not just to a single disease. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis and other related conditions. It affects people of every age, race, and gender. And it’s most common in women, and while it’s not an age-related disease, some types of arthritis occur more often in older people than in younger people.
Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the most common forms of arthritis.
Common Symptoms:
- Inflammation
- Joint stiffness
- Joint pain
- A loss in the range of motion
Symptoms can come and go and can range from mild to severe. Some may remain about the same for years, but symptoms can also progress and become worse over time. Severe arthritis can cause chronic pain, make it difficult to perform activities of daily living, and make walking and climbing stairs painful and exhausting.
Arthritis can also cause permanent alterations to the joints. These may be visible, such as knobby finger joints, but often the damage can only be seen with an X-ray. Some types of arthritis affect not only the joints, but also the heart, eyes, lungs, kidneys, and skin.
Far Infrared Red Light Can Reduce Arthritis and Joint Pain
Far infrared therapy has been proven to provide significant pain relief to people with pain and rheumatoid arthritis. The heat generated by the heating pad helps improve blood circulation, which can promote healing in the affected joints, reduce inflammation and decrease pain.
What is Infrared Light Therapy?
Far Infrared (FIR) light is a form of thermal radiation that has many positive effects on the renewal of your health. Researchers have found that far infrared light can increase blood flow, relieve muscle pain and spasm, strengthen the cardiovascular system, reduce joint stiffness and inflammation, revitalize skin cells, reduce pain, and speed healing.
Using Far-Infrared for Arthritis Joint Pain
Over the past 25 years, international doctors and physical therapists (especially in Japan and China) have developed infrared thermal therapeutic applications of FIR therapy as a method of treatment.
Therapeutic infrared heating devices are now available. These include infrared lamps, saunas, crystal heating pads, and infrared knee, ankle and elbow wraps. And the Far Infrared Bedding, such as underwear, therapeutic gloves, joint braces, stockings, sheets and pillows, use infrared emitting fabrics specially designed to produce infrared heat.
iReviKit Infrared Heating Pad
The Far Infrared Heating Pads make use of selected natural crystals and gemstones and a far infrared heating system.
- High quality crystals and gemstones enhance the source of far infrared energy.
- Penetration rate can be as much as 4 – 6 inches.
- IR energy output is tuned to closely match the body’s own radiation energy.
- Body tissues absorb nearly 93 percent of the infrared waves that reach the skin.
For people who want to increase flexibility, reduce discomfort, improve circulation, and reduce stress and fatigue, heating pads with gemstone crystals provide comfortable heat.
For people who want to increase flexibility, reduce discomfort, improve circulation, and reduce stress and fatigue, heating pads with gemstone crystals provide comfortable heat.
iReviKit’s amethyst and tourmaline heating pad provides deep, penetrating far infrared heat that provides even and comfortable heat to help alleviate muscle and arthritic joint pain.
More and more clinical research shows that red light therapy can improve joint pain symptoms.
Other Treatment Options for the Relief of Joint Pain
There are a variety of treatment options available for joint pain, ranging from home remedies to medications to physical therapy programs to red light therapy. These are some of the most common ways that people use to treat their joint pain:
- OTC medicines: Millions of people use over-the-counter pain relievers, such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, for all types of pain, including joint pain. These can provide acute relief, but also carry cardiovascular and gastrointestinal risks.
- Physical Therapy: Exercise regimens, or exercise therapy, are popular methods for improving joint health. For more severe pain and limitation of movement, some people participate in prescription physical therapy weight loss programs: If the joints become overstressed due to being overweight, people may be encouraged to lose weight or change diets.
- Home Remedies for Joint Pain: Many people swear by home remedies for joint pain, though most lack clinical validity. Common natural treatments for joint pain include hot and cold therapy (icing and heat), acupuncture, massage, topical ointments that contain capsaicin, and the use of dietary supplements such as turmeric or curcumin.
