Rheumatoid Arthritis Assesment
The debilitating effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis can progressively undermine your quality of life, as the things you love to do become harder and harder to manage. Most people can lose hope of leading active, vibrant lives as some of the common treatments can have serious side effects.
We have found that very rarely is this disease addressed considering all the necessary factors that can shift a person’s life around and make a difference. We find that, more and more, patients are forced into a set treatment, ignoring completely other factors that can be decisive in the restoration of health.
Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disease that is most common in women than in men, characterized by your own immune system attacking the membranes that cover the joints, destroying cartilage and bone within the joints. Rheumatoid Arthritis particularly affects the smaller joints (usually in hands and feet) creating chronic inflammation and pain.
We focus on the main underlying causes of RA, mainly chronic inflammation that goes unchecked and generally, ignored. Since inflammation can have so many triggers (initiators) and mediators (factors that keep it going) we are the perfect place to assess and treat all these possible roadblocks to your wellbeing.
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Assessment:
We start off by focusing on the Clinical History of our guest, looking closely for risk factors that can range from life style, genetic predisposition, chronic infections, exposure to chemicals, pesticides, etc. Our entire health team works to create a comprehensive history of your health issues by focusing on each particular discipline and then weaving it all together. From here, it is much easier to determine what treatments have the best chance of success.
There are certain laboratory studies that can give us indicators of inflammation and the current state of your body with Rheumatoid Arthritis. We also use Functional testing to look beyond the symptoms and assess underlying causes that might be contributing to the Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Some of the areas we study and assessments available for Rheumatoid Arthritis here at Sanoviv are:
Oral health status: Oral health is one of the most overlooked triggers for serious diseases. We will evaluate your current oral health and see if any specific factor like inflammation, gingivitis or cavitations are triggering or mediating your Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Gut health: Autoimmune issues can have a strong correlation with our ability to digest and assimilate our nutrients properly. When this process fails, poorly digested nutrients can leak through the gut into blood stream and resulting in an overactive immune system that targets certain areas of our bodies. We will focus on understanding the current state of your gut and its impact on your health.
Food allergies: Along with having a “leaky” gut, we can be sensitive or allergic to certain foods that will create inflammation and activate our immune system. This can be usually associated with the foods we crave the most. We have lab tests available that can give us valuable information on this and how it can affect your health.
Hidden infections: Another area that usually goes unexplored in Rheumatoid Arthritis is the possibility of hidden infections. These can create a chronic inflammatory state in the body that can exacerbate your symptoms. We have many different options to assess this possibility here at Sanoviv.
Heavy metal toxicity: Exposure to heavy metals can have a direct effect on our body’s ability to repair itself, affecting our detoxification pathways and creating inflammation and oxidative stress. This creates a physical state that can trigger or exacerbate the symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Integration
Not only do we have state of the art diagnostic and assessment tools, we have a fully integrated team of health professionals that will study all of this information and connect the dots of not only why your biochemical, physiological, structural and psychospiritual individuality has developed Rheumatoid Arthritis, but also how you can regain your health back. Like Rheumatoid Arthritis, disease usually comes from multiple imbalances in the person’s life. You will have an assigned team of health professionals that will work with the whole staff of health professionals to create a program specifically designed for you from all the information obtained.
You will work with your assigned:
- Medical doctor, which will lead your medical treatment and coordinate all other treatments into your program.
- Psychologist, they will help to determine any emotional factors that might contribute to the development of Rheumatoid Arthritis and support relieving inflammation that might be related to chronic stress.
- Dentist, they will assess and treat any issues that could exacerbate the inflammatory process like gingivitis, abscesses and heavy metal toxicity.
- Nutritionist, they will assess your diet and give you information on the role food will have on your healing.
- Chiropractor, they will assess and treat any structural imbalances that might be contributing to your health issues.
- Fitness Expert, they will help you strengthen and exercise your body in a holistic way to support detoxification, increase overall physical wellbeing while being mindful of any physical limitations that might be currently experiencing.
