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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...

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Triflora and Arnica Montana creams

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One of my good friends here mentioned that she uses two homeopathic creams, Triflora and Arnica Montana, to help her RA pain. They are both inexpensive (about $6.75 each) and are readily available online, so I decided to go ahead and order them. Has anyone here tried them, and what were your experiences? My friend did mention that using the cream and then putting moist heat on (like with a warm buckwheat pack) seems to work best. Since I have never heard of these creams I thought I should put the word out, in case others would find them helpful!
JillyT
JillyT
Arnica is an old fashioned rememdy that is used to quickly heal and remove pain in bruising. Any kind of a contusion or swelling can be treated with Arnica tincture, arnica pellets or arnica gel. My family has used it for years. I've heard of Triflora but I don't remember anything about it. All of these products can be purchased in natural product stores such as Whole Foods. I've never thought to check out homeopathic remedies for RA - I used to know all about natural methods for healing, a long long time ago...hope this helps, hugs jilly
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I've used an arnica based product called Traumeel ointment. You can get it in gel form, as well. This is the only homeopathic product that I can and will endorse. I used it extensively when hiking, and I used it in my massage practice. My daughter, who is a distance runner, swears by it as well, and my wife uses it successfully. Last week, after my hike up Bachelor Peak, I went over to my neighbor's to buy salmon (her brother is a fisherman in Alaska), and I could hardly climb their stairs I was so tired. She recommended Traumeel. Aha, she was also a massage therapist.

Heat is good afterwards. You can also buy warmers that will warm the cream. That also works nicely for massage oil.

Sorry I can't tell you about triflora, but Traumeel cream with arnica is great for aches.
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