Osteoarthritis, orthomolecular treatment. Osteoarthritis occurs by excessive pressure and relaxation of the cartilage bone, the condition begins to be visible from 32, and if left untreated may deteriorate into a crippling disease.

When cartilage is compressed repeatedly or in a strong in cases of overweight generates a mechanism of ischemia and reperfución, this makes the occurrence of an exaggerated free radicals within the cartilage. The antioxidants in the body are activated to neutralize these free radicals, but not always sufficient for an unbalanced diet or because there is an excess of toxic substances.

Orthomolecular medicine aims at the prevention and the rebuilding of cartilage. To prevent the disease this therapy is to correct the deficiencies of the antioxidant system and avoid the causes of excessive compression in cartilage.

On the other hand, when the arthritis is advanced and the possibility of a prosthesis is imminent, are provided substances that the body assimilates and help rebuild damaged cartilage.

Moreover orthomolecular medicine seeks to calm the pain of arthritis by natural forms such as amino acids, vitamins and minerals, trace elements that act directly or indirectly on the mechanism of pain. In particular vitamin B complex and B complex derived by antineuritic-analgesic action, and amino acids that modify the pain threshold.

Finally orthomolecular medicine helps the body balance and to address the conditions that determine the overall health of the person, are incentives for the aggravation of osteoarthritis, which in turn encouraged the emergence of other problems.