2013 Wold Arthritis Day in China

2013 Wold Arthritis Day in China

About "Wold Arthritis Day" Beijing Hou Liping Rheumatoid Hospital is holding a "Community Rheumatoid Helping Plan" to help patients with Rheumatoid Disease. Beijing Hou Liping Rheumatoid Hospital is going to take 2000,000 RMB to support this plan. We are going to support 1000 poor patients to get Hou's Therapy freely.
A patient from Henan province a very poor county was found to get Hou’s Therapy freely. He catched Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) for more than 10 years and get satisfied with the treatment effect. Now he can straight her body again.
From 2010-2012 Beijing Hou Liping Rheumatoid Hospital held more than 100 times free patient consultation providing treatment advice, diet advice and daily exercise instruction. A Chinese singer named Tian Ya who suffered from Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) more than 10 years also treated by Hou’s Therapy. After treatment, he regained health and take part in different variety show.
On 19th, May 2013, National Day of Assistive, Beijing Hou Liping Rheumatoid Hospital cooperated with Beijing 21 Century Public Welfare Foundation holding a public benefit activity. This activity helps 300 patients suffering from AS with in one month.
Untie May 2013, more than 8000 patients with rheumatoid disease received help by Beijing Hou Liping Rheumatoid Hospital in different degrees. Leading by Prf. Hou Liping, all the doctors and nurses are aimed to serve more and more patients with Ankylosing spondylitis, Rheumatoid Disease. Using Hou’s Therapy to contribute to patients in the world.

Non-Surgical Scoliosis Treatment Case

Non-Surgical Scoliosis Treatment Case

From the picture of this article, you can see Dr. Zhang Dehong take a photo with one of his patient. This photo is took in 2010. Besides the pictures, we add Sun Baolong’s another picture when he was 19 years old suffering from serious Scoliosis. We can see now Sun Baolong can stand straightly. Since he left the hospital in 1972, Sun Baolong has been living a confident and healthy life for 38 years, and this is all given by 3 month’s therapy from Dr. Zhang. On October 23rd, 2010, Dr. Zhang paid a return visit to Sun Baolong, and in the reunion in 38 years later, Sun Baolong holding the hands of Dr. Zhang with thrilled emotion and lots of thanks.

Zhang Dehong’s 22 national patent treatment equipments can be adjusted according to patient’s real illness condition and physical condition. This is a comprehensive and scientific non-surgical scoliosis treatment. Because the treatment concept fits the development of human body, it is rare to see relapse after Zhang’s Scoliosis Therapy. 

How to Exercise to Relieve Shoulder Pain

As we know that common western medicines for Arthritis can cause some side effects which may server the illness condition. Hou's Therapy emphasizes the positive function of exercise in treating arthritis. Hou's Motortherapy can activate qi and blood circulation of each joint and channel so as to achieve the purpose of smooth channel and supply human body Yang Qi (positive energy). Arthritis usually affects large bones such as shoulders, hip, knees etc. Exercise can also be a treatment for arthritis. Then how to exercise to relieve shoulder pain?
1. Lean on the door
Standing in front of the door, holding the two sides of the wall and lifting your head slightly. Move your body slowly upward until you feel your shoulder is stretched and tight. Each time keeping this position for 15 to 30 Seconds and repeat three times.

How to Exercise to Relieve Shoulder Pain

2. Press door
A. Standing in front of the door and show your hands like below picture. Using the back of your hand and wrist to press the wall with strength. Repeating 5 -10 times and keeping 5 seconds each time. Change another hand to repeat.
B. Keeping same position and use palm to press the wall with strength. Repeating 5 -10 times and keeping 5 seconds each time. Change another hand to repeat.

How to Exercise to Relieve Shoulder Pain

3. Clock pendulum exercise
Standing behind the chair and holding the chair with the comfortable arm and hold down the painful shoulder. Then moving the arm like a circle centering for shoulder joint. Repeating 5 times and 2-3 times a day.

How to Exercise to Relieve Shoulder Pain

4. Shoulder joint stretching exercise.
Stand straight and move the shoulder up keeping 5 seconds. Then move shoulders backwards and then inwards to press both shoulders. Keeping 5 seconds and at last stretch the shoulders downwards keeping 5 seconds. Relax and repeat 10 times.

How to Exercise to Relieve Shoulder Pain

Symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis in Different Stages

Symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis in Different Stages

Ankylosing Spondylitis is a common arthritis usually occur among men between the age of 16-30 years old. Patient whose first onset is after 40 years old is rarely seen. At first the symptoms are rather mild and slowly developed. In addition, over 90% patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) show positive HLA-27. To lean more you can read (The relationship between HLA-B27 and Ankylosing Spondylitis)

Patients need to pay attention to the symptoms in different stages. In the early phase the patients usually suffered from pain on the lower back and morning stiffness which will relief after exercises, along with symptoms as low-grade fever, fatigue, anorexia and emaciation. Some patients may supervene with iritis, and activities which increase abdominal pressure as sneezing will increase pain. At first it is intermittent pain, and after months and years it will develop into persistent pain. At last the inflammatory pain will gone, and from bottom to top, part or all of spine will stiffen and form Kyphosis deformity. Comparing with men’s symptoms, the female patient’s joints around spine are usually affected by the disease, and the disease is slowly developed, spine deformity is rather mild.
No matter what symptoms patients are showing, the earlier they get treatment the better treatment effect they can get. If the disease is delayed to last serious spinal curve stage, it is not easy to be completely recovered.

Causes of Scoliosis

Causes of Scoliosis

Through the recent research, the scoliosis experts conclude that the causes of scoliosis for 80% of the cases and those scoliosis cases are called idiopathic scoliosis. "Idiopathic" means unknown causes. Generally, the sorting causes of scoliosis can be regarded as follows:

Idiopathic scoliosis
The cause of this type of scoliosis is unknown and 80% of patients belong to idiopathic scoliosis.There are some researches showing that the children whose parents have scoliosis are 14 times more likely to be affected by scoliosis. The second factor is usually considered to be hormone. Some research also shows that hormone levels between the scoliosis patients and normal people are different which enables people to believe that hormone has something to do with the scoliosis. The last factor is that the abnormal development of the vertebrae of the spine or the soft tissues alongside the spine.

Congenital scoliosis

This means that the scoliosis is caused when the child is formed and grows in the mother’s abdomen. The factors like improper movement, abnormal vertebrae development, and lack of vertebrae can all be the causes of scoliosis.
　　
  Neuromuscular scoliosis
This kind of cause means the nervous influence in the scoliosis. Some neuromuscular diseases and nervous injury can lead to scoliosis.
No matter what is the causes of scoliosis, it is easy to be corrected when people is being growing age. If we let the scoliosis develop without control, it can press viscera and even cause deformity.

Differences Between Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

Differences Between Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

In Beijing Hou Liping Rheumatoid Hospital, Hou’s Therapy is created by more than 100 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctors leading my Dr. Hou Liping. Hou’s Therapy is widely used in China to treat more than 170 kinds of arthritis. According to different physique and types of arthritis, doctors make suitable treatment plan. This is a new treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis patients in foreign counties. Below I am going to introduce you the difference between Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
1. Rheumatoid arthritis is commonly carrying among middle aged women. Osteoarthritis is commonly carrying by women after 50 years old.
2. Basic pathology of rheumatoid arthritis is Synovitis while Osteoarthritis is degeneration and proliferation of joints cartilage.
3. Rheumatoid arthritis shows characteristics such as continuity, symmetry and progress. Without effective treatment, seldom patients can get cured. However, Osteoarthritis patients should short arthritic symptoms and can be relieved after good rest.
4. Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients show morning stiffness over one hour while Osteoarthritis patients usually have less than half an hour.
5. Rheumatoid arthritis patients show positive rheumatoid factor but Osteoarthritis show negative.
6. X-rays of RA usually shows damage of joint cartilage while Osteoarthritis shows proliferation of joint cartilage.
7. RA patients need long-term anti-inflammation medicine and physical treatment. Joints pain is a common symptom for different kinds of arthritis. Some of them are difficult to distinguish, which requires experienced clinical experience and professional knowledge. Good treatment result depends on accurate diagnosis and taking proper treatment.

Can RA Patients Use Extra Virgin Olive Oil on Swelling Joints

Can RA Patients Use Extra Virgin Olive Oil on Swelling Joints

Early stage of Rheumatoid Arthritis has symptom of fatigue, short morning stiffness and the light joints pain. Rheumatoid Arthritis is caused by inflammation and immune system disorder. Patients should pay attention to the treatment, exercise, diet and daily care to achieve a better treatment effect. Western treatment for rheumatoid arthritis is antibiotics to suppress immune inflammatory reaction together with functional exercises.Serious joints damage requires joint replacement surgery, which has inflammatory risks and second surgery.When should patients with RA have joint replacement surgery? The advantages of western treatment is fast to relive joints pain but can lead to serious side effects. However, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has little side effects. Hou's Therapy is a comprehensive traditional Chinese medicine composed of 21 kinds of therapies and more than 40 kinds of self-researched medicines. Hou's Therapy not only can relieve pain but also improve immune system so as to prevent original causes.
Swelling and painful joints is a serious problem that can lead to deformity and disability. Here I would like to introduce you a way to relieve the painful joints. Study shows people take lowest olive oil is more likely to catch rheumatoid arthritis.The compound in olive oil stops the production of the chemicals that induce inflammation. Just as the function of NSAIDs that can lower inflammation by preventing the production of the same chemicals. When it comes to fighting inflammation, opt for extra-virgin olive oil. Extra-virgin olive oil comes from the first pressing of the olive and contains the highest content of health-promoting nutrients. In addition, applying the olive oil on the swelling parts also has the function of anti-inflammation to relieve the joints pain. Therefore, extra virgin olive oil is a kind of inflammation-fighting food.