Tackle Agonizing Rheumatoid Arthritis WITHOUT Drugs
As a doctor, my top priority when treating a disease is to get to the root cause to accomplish true healing.
When that’s not possible, my next goal is to help patients manage their condition without taking more side-effect-laden drugs.
Lately, I’ve been intrigued by a technology that stimulates the body to heal itself.
In an exciting clinical trial, it was especially effective in improving stubborn rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.
Ultrasound therapy has been used for decades to help treat rheumatoid arthritis. Studies show that this underutilized technique can help reduce symptoms like morning stiffness, swollen joints, and pain.
In a recent pilot clinical trial, researchers evaluated the benefits of splenic ultrasound treatment in 13 patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
This noninvasive therapy uses ultrasound waves to stimulate nerves in the spleen. This activates the anti-inflammatory pathway, and in preclinical studies, it helped treat multiple inflammatory-related conditions.
In the trial, patients received five daily stimulation sessions per week for eight weeks.
Over two-thirds of the patients experienced SIGNIFICANT clinical improvement with no side effects!
The researchers reported that the treatment measurably modified disease symptoms and slashed inflammation in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
Next up will be a larger clinical trial designed to test the technology as an at-home treatment.
This type of therapy is intriguing because it stimulates the body to heal itself, which should always be our ultimate goal.
Sometimes, we just need a little help along the way.
The studies are still preliminary, but I’ll keep an eye on future research on this technology and keep you updated as we learn more.
P.S. Researchers recently identified a solution that targets the root cause of rheumatoid arthritis. If you lived through the 60s… it’s liable to make you laugh.
SOURCE:
“Ultrasound Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis Study [ULTRA Study] (ULTRA),” ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05417854, Sponsor SecondWave Systems Inc.
