Monday 11 July 2016

Most Common Disease of 50plus: The Clinical trials and Studies of Musculo-Skeletal disorders(MSDs) - Fibromyalgia Herbal Treatment - Ginkgo biloba

Kyle J. Norton(Scholar, Master of Nutrients), all right reserved.
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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are  medical condition mostly caused by work related occupations and working environment, affecting patients’ muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves and developing over time. A community sample of 73 females and 32 males aged 85 and over underwent a standardised examination at home. Musculoskeletal pain was reported by 57% of those interviewed(1).

      Types of Musculo-Skeletal disorders in elder

1. Osteoarthritis
2. Gout
3. Rheumatoid Arthritis
4. Polymalagia Arthritis
5. Cervical myleopathy and spinal canal stenosis
6. Osteoporosis
7. Low back pain
8. Fibromyalgia

                                                      Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia, according to the American College of Rheumatology 1990 Criteria for the Classification of Fibromyalgia in the newly proposed criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia are 1) widespread pain in combination with 2) tenderness at 11 or more of the 18 specific tender point sites(a) as a result in responding to pressure.

                        The Treatment



C. In Herbal medicine perspective
In the survey of people of a total of 11,424 adults completed the survey in 2000-2001, according to the St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton,, over 23% of Canadian preferred the use of natural health products for treatment of Fibromyalgia(259) particular in female population in comparison to the male counterpart.
1. Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo biloba is oldest living tree species, genus Ginkgo, belongings to the family Ginkgoaceae, native to China, from temperate zone to subtropical zone and some parts of north America. It Has been used in traditional herbal medicine in treating impotence, memory loss,respiratory diseases, circulatory disorders and deafness as well as preventing drunkenness, and bedwetting.
Dr. Lister RE said, "oral doses of 200 mg coenzyme Q10 and 200 mg Ginkgo biloba extract daily for 84 days, (showed) a progressive improvement in the quality-of-life scores was observed over the study period and at the end, the scores showed a significant difference from those at the start"(260) without interfering to the intake of warfarin(261).

References


(259) Natural health product use in Canada: analysis of the National Population Health Survey by Singh SR1, Levine MA.(PubMed)
(260) An open, pilot study to evaluate the potential benefits of coenzyme Q10 combined with Ginkgo biloba extract in fibromyalgia syndrome by Lister RE1.(PubMed)
(261) [Effect of Coenzyme Q10 and Ginkgo biloba on warfarin dosage in patients on long-term warfarin treatment. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over trial].[Article in Danish]by Engelsen J1, Nielsen JD, Hansen KF.(PubMed)








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