Arthritis Programs
ARTHRITIS PROGRAMS
Arthritis is the most common form of joint disease and a leading cause of disability, especially within the elder population. Different forms of arthritis may result from various conditions. Joints afflicted with arthritis may eventually become painful, even while still, and lost range of motion is another symptom.
People seeking relief have found that both conventional exercise and prolonged rest fail to reduce inflammation and pain and can actually make the conditions worse. Ramel Rones' healing strategies, which are being studied and examined at Tufts New England Medical school, help arthritis sufferers maintain joint function so they can sustain their independence and quality of life.
This strategy, Rami's Total Balance Mind/Body Approach to Arthritis, is based on his twenty years training in Eastern Arts, scientific research, and experience working with arthritics themselves.
As Irwin H. Rosenberg, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Nutrition and Director of the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, wrote:
Nowhere are the challenges and opportunities for integration and innovation [between Eastern and Western healing traditions] more evident than in the case of arthritis whose symptoms effect a larger proportion of adults and elders than any other condition. Stronger and stronger pain medications with their side effects have been developed by our dynamic pharmaceutical industry and we have stronger anti-inflammatory drugs each with its own benefits and risks. Our ingenuity in replacing worn out joints surgically has reached high levels but any therapy must be measured in terms of cost and in comparison to preventive approaches using exercise, diet, and life style. Such an integrated approach to prevention and treatment of arthritis must take account the interaction of mind and body in relation to pain, inflammation, mood, motivation and quality of life, which are so much effected by a condition like arthritis. Such an approach is offered by The Mind/Body program of Ramel Rones, building as it does on established Eastern and Western healing and nutritional traditions. Many thousands will benefit from healing approaches which engage their minds and bodies in the healing process.