Norman entrepreneur Bobby Cleveland has bought the formula and marketing rights to a new ointment for the temporary relief of minor muscle, arthritis and joint pain.
“AMR-7″ was developed by a rheumatologist and is comprised of 3.3 percent menthol. It contains an extract of Arnica flowers, which is approved in Europe for the speedy resolution of bruising and swelling associated with rheumatic pain and inflammation.
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By: Daniel Sims
You do not really know how much you need your knees until something goes wrong. Unfortunate, but you can not deny this to be true. Your knees are a crucial part of the human body, and preserving them is extremely important. Knee arthritis can strike anyone at any age, but it is most common in people who are over 50 years of age. Other contributing factors, would include being overweight, and suffering through trauma to the knee and its ligaments or bone damage.
Symptoms of knee arthritis are often painful and debilitating, especially if the problem is left untreated. However, unlike most diseases, symptoms can fade or disappear altogether some days, and strike fiercely and unexpectedly other days. There are three main types of knee arthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common form, and generally strikes people who are middle-aged. This type of knee arthritis usually gets worse as time goes on. Gradually, the cartilage that surrounds the knee is worn away, causing your bones to rub together.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammation of the knee that can destroy the cartilage surrounding the knee. This type of knee arthritis can strike at any age, and it generally strikes both knees and not just one.
Post-traumatic arthritis is the final, main type of knee arthritis discussed in this article. As mentioned earlier in this article, this type of knee arthritis occurs subsequent to a knee injury. It may not show up for years after you have sustained an injury to the knee, but once it does, it can be painful. Symptoms of knee arthritis are different from patient to patient. You may experience “good days”, or “bad days”. In some cases, knee arthritis sufferers complain that the weather affects their symptoms. If it is damp or cold outside, your symptoms may increase in severity compared to when it is dry and more warm outside.
Knee arthritis symptoms can include:
A weakness in the knee
Joint swelling
Knee area feels stiff Range of motion is reduced
Knee can become deformed
The knee and surrounding area becomes sore to the touch.
Do not allow knee arthritis to ruin your mobility. If you notice any of the symptoms of knee arthritis listed above, see your doctor. The longer you leave it, the worse the symptoms can become. While visiting with your physician is important there are a number of things you can do to alleviate the pain in your knees, if you are suffering from knee arthritis.
First and foremost, if you are overweight, you should strongly consider losing weight in order to take some of the pressure off your knees. Staying away from any exercise that may exert extra, unneeded pressure on your knee is also recommended. In extreme cases of knee arthritis, you may be required to undergo knee replacement surgery.
A knee support can be used to provide meaningful support to your knee. If you tend to have more pain when certain knee movements occur you should highly consider the support a knee brace can provide. A low profile knee brace can prevent excessive movements and as a result reduce your pain. This is extremely important when you forget about your arthritic symptoms and make a movement without thinking. This is the moment when a knee brace can be of value to you.
If you have osteoarthritis a knee brace can also be helpful. If you have malalignment due to arthritic anatomy changes at your knee joint. An “OA” (osteoarthritis) knee brace can help maintain proper alignment, thus reducing your pain.
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I twisted my knee. The pain was worse when I had my last operation because I tore several areas including the minicus and tendons. AMR-7 was recommended to me and I told my friend that I don’t use medication from snake doctors. He gave me some to try and at first I didn’t use it. I was in a full knee brace and I hurt. I wanted to wait for surgery until after January 2010. In mid September I used it and now it is November and I am out of the brace and there is very little discomfort in my knee.
Joe L. (Law Enforcement)
I was given a sample of the AMR-7 Rub and was very surprised at the results. I have arthritis in my feet and sometimes the pain is very intense and I have trouble walking. I rubbed the AMR-7 on my feet and was very excited that I could move my feet and walk. The AMR-7 is great. Thanks for the sample.
Malinda H. (Business Executive Assistant)
The Center of Disease Control in the United States has reported that arthritic conditions are the leading reason behind disability. A research study conducted by the institute found that every year in the United States, 9,500 people die as a result of arthritis. In addition, 750,000 people are expected to be hospitalized per year, and 8 million people will suffer some physical limitations due to the disease. The scope of the problem is quite wide-spread, with the study also showing that 49 million people in America have been clinically diagnosed with some form of arthritis and a whopping 86 billion dollars being spent to curb issues with arthritis.
One study places the risk of getting arthritis for the average person in the United States to be about 13.60%. This means that approximately 1 in 7 people in the United States will be diagnosed with arthritis at some point in their lives.
Approximately 70 million Americans suffer from some form of arthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And while arthritis strikes three out of five people aged 65 and older, you’d be amazed at the number of younger people who show signs of this disease. Arthritis affects more than two out of every five individuals between the ages of 45 to 64. And of those between the ages of 18 to 44, one out of every five people suffers with arthritis. More amazing than that, nearly 300,000 children have some form of this disease as well.
In fact, that’s only the first of many misconceptions about arthritis. The next is that many of us think of it as the result of the normal wear and tear of our joints. And that’s true – as far as that description goes. But arthritis goes so much further than that.
When we talk of arthritis, most often we’re referring to osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease most notably distinguished by the slow breaking down of the joint cartilage. While this disorder can affect any joint in your body, it most often affects fingers, hips, and knees. Initially, you may only notice that one joint is affected. Eventually, though, you’ll discover that other joints in the area will be affected as well.
But, arthritis is really a collection of nearly 100 different forms of osteoarthritis that include a multitude of different diseases from gout and rheumatoid arthritis to fibromyalgia, scleroderma and bursitis.
Dr. Kirkpatrick (Doctor of Orthopedics)
I have used AMR-7 for several months now for myself. I confidently recommend AMR-7 to my patients. The cool menthol gel is more gentle on the skin and patients say they feel the immediate relief once it is placed on their skin.
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