It has been quite alarming that over the last few years, we have seen more and more auto immune cases! Basically it means the body attacks itself! So we obviously would like to delve a little deeper into the joint and muscular and nerve conditions. Why is it happening?!!! Is it perhaps due to multiple extrinsic factors? Is it because the pace of life is too much! Perhaps, it is just luck of the draw.
And the cure…? We get sent to a rheumatologist who works with a team of fellow physicians to create relief and ultimately a cessation of the pathology. I am by no means saying that this is incorrect or the wrong approach, but I would like to encourage that we look deeper and consider what exactly are the triggers. In our own domain, we are significantly seeing a link of trauma! Losing a beloved doggie, losing a family member, failing a drivers license, getting retrenched, divorce, and sometimes deeper triggers from the past… these can cause internal stress that sets off the auto immune phenomena. There are current studies linked to this as well. So essentially when you are suffering with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, ankylosing spondylitis etc., perhaps try some body talk therapy, nlp, art therapy and other forms of therapy like yoga, meditation and diet, in tandem with the normal approach. Let’s not just treat symptoms.
