For as long as man has existed, his musculoskeletal system has been susceptible to various disorders. Muscles, joints, bones, connective tissue, skin, cartilage and tendons can all fail for various reasons. All complaints that affect the above-mentioned parts of the body are classed as rheumatic conditions.
This group is a collection of countless diseases of the musculoskeletal system that need to be differentiated.
With regard to the treatment of the complaints, various problems arise in precisely identifying the causes of the diseases. Conventional medicine therefore limits itself to basic therapies that alleviate pain and inhibit the progression of the disease. There are also approaches in alternative medicine which, unlike conventional medicine, only delay the disease.
The diagram explains the picture of the group of forms in more detail.
1. the first group represents complaints caused by wear and tear and predisposition. Hormonal disorders can also lead to long-term degeneration of the musculoskeletal system and belong to this group.
2. In the second group, the immune system attacks and destroys the musculoskeletal system.
3. the third group involves metabolic disorders that can ultimately be traced back to the nitrogen balance in the body. Here, the musculoskeletal system is the “dumping ground” for everything that the body cannot eliminate itself.
A group-specific diagnosis must be available before treatment can be given. Conventional medicine can only help to a limited extent here. SSTC offers one way of providing clarity here. (Solid State Chromatography from Ratioars Europe GmbH). The rheumatic form does not forgive mistakes, because those who suffer from rheumatic diseases are susceptible to other diseases, e.g. cardiovascular, kidney, liver, intestinal and nerve diseases. This should be monitored and checked by an appropriate specialist.
Group 1:
If you have a bad disposition, you can combat your weakness through targeted action. Hildegard von Bingen recommends changing your diet first. (See article “Starving to death with pots full of food”) Because as long as the metabolism is working, it can supply the body with sufficient nutrients and can even stop the degenerative process caused by predisposition. Hildegard also provides a wealth of remedies that can be used to treat existing and future complaints.
Therapy
The root of the plantain prepared in honey (e.g. plantain syrup from Ratioars) not only regenerates bone fractures, but also joint wear and necrotic inflammation of the bones. The sweet chestnut bath decoction, which can also simply be massaged in, not only regenerates blood vessels and thus varicose veins, but also removes all rheumatic deposits and strengthens the tissue. Wormwood ointment soothes and heals all local joint and soft tissue inflammations. Odermeni tea and milk thistle tea help to cleanse the blood and connective tissue and support the body’s nutrient balance. Tendon and connective tissue damage can be excellently treated externally as a massage with the tincture of the stick root.
If hormonal disorders are also present, other preparations may be recommended: This form usually affects women in the menopause. Osteoporosis and other degenerative symptoms are the result. Marigold tea and the intake of a high-quality evening primrose oil usually balance the hormone levels and lead to the regeneration of the bone structure.
Group 2:
Here the immune system turns against the body. It does not do this locally, but throughout the body. Inflammations such as polyarthritis are just one of many examples of this pathological picture. The generic term here would be systemic autoimmune disease. The first priority here is to treat the autoimmunity before the rheumatic symptoms can be treated sustainably. Once the autoimmune reactions have subsided, treatment can be organized as for group A.
Autoimmunities of the rheumatic type are usually the result of poorly treated immune problems at a younger age. Allergies, organ-specific autoimmunities such as Crohn’s disease, Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s disease, vaccinations and viral infections that have not been properly cured can be identified as the cause in most cases. These are long, costly and complex treatments.
Rheumatic autoimmunity can be regarded as the final stage of all possible non-tumoral errors of the immune system.
Group 3:
This group has annoying but resolvable rheumatic complaints. The stomach, intestines, liver and kidneys fail to eliminate a wide range of degradation products due to a series of inherited errors. From the chemist’s point of view, these are various organic nitrogen compounds: Urea, uric acid, purines, DNA fragments and protein residues. A healthy metabolism can break down these substances without any problems. If, for example, malnutrition during childhood leads to a metabolic disorder, the body begins to build up the disorder. Degradation substances are deposited in tissues with little blood supply, such as cartilage, tendons and connective tissue.
The gout
If the tissue is saturated with all the “waste” at a certain point, inflammation occurs. Gout is the most common name for this type of complaint. The immune system and the tissue want to get rid of the “waste”, but the metabolism produces more “waste”. The consequences are known as deformation of the joints and should be treated as early as possible.
Note: It should be noted that in recent years the average age of Group 3 patients in the western world has had to be constantly revised downwards. It is not uncommon for adolescents or even children with acute attacks of gout to seek treatment. Poor nutrition is the main culprit here. Excess and poor quality nutrition inevitably lead to disorders in a developing organism.
Therapy
Group 3 patients recover very well if they undergo sustained therapy and usually have no genetic disorders. For nutrition, see the article “Starving when the cooking pots are full.” The metabolic disorder can be treated very well as follows: Hildegard writes that quince is a very good treatment for gout. Not only does it contain an enormously high dose of pectin (polysaccharides), but also a large number of other complex sugars – polysaccharides. These polysaccharides do NOT burden the pancreas, on the contrary, they are a kind of waste disposal and at the same time initiate metabolic restructuring. However, quince should not be eaten raw, but baked in the oven like a baked apple. The heat releases the complex sugars and allows them to unfold in the body. Hildegard recommends that a sick person should eat a quince like this every evening. The effect is further enhanced with the celery seed mixture. In the fall, the sick person can stock up on pear quinces. These are baked in the oven and frozen in portions. In this way, intensive therapy can be carried out for a longer period of time, resulting in a lasting cure. Liver tea can also provide support and the cooking spice mixture should be used daily. (galangal, bertram, fennel powder, hyssop, quendel, cinnamon, cubeb pepper) Group 1 therapy is recommended for the regeneration of secondary damage.
Then, as is to be expected in nature, there are also so-called overlapping situations. Two or even all three causes become active. Here again, four subgroups are defined from A to D.
Group A:
When the immune system expands and exacerbates an existing disorder of the first group. In almost all cases, there is a primary predisposition weakness, followed by an immune overlay.
(The fact that an autoimmune situation prevailed first and then the predisposition (genetics) strikes is very rare and occurs at most at a young age). The resulting autoimmunity often quickly takes over from the actual degeneration and can show a wide variety of pathological symptoms. For example, reactive arthritis. The genetically predisposed person is misdirected to an autoimmune reaction by an infection. Successful treatment of the event is based on the primary rehabilitation of the immune system. The secondary symptoms of the bad predisposition can then be combated. The treatment time is extended by the separation, but this is necessary to achieve a cure.
In the case of groups A and B, the possibility of an underlying psychological burden must also be clarified. The fact is that the immune system generally develops weaknesses if the mental state is impaired for a longer period of time. A precise diagnosis is therefore essential in order to avoid treatment errors. Fortunately, Group A is not seronegative (rheumatoid factors detectable in the blood) and is therefore in principle within the reach of conventional medicine.
The same applies if the metabolism of the liver and kidneys overlaps with a weak disposition in Group C. Basically, an initially poor physical condition always leads to metabolic stress in the rheumatic sense. Conversely, it can only be observed at a young age.
Group B:
This group, on the other hand, represents not only the worst, but also the most aggressive diseases. Often they cannot even be diagnosed in the conventional way. It is certain that the immune system plays a decisive role, but there is no conventional medical proof. These diseases are also known as seronegative autoimmunities. The disturbed metabolism is probably one of the reasons why proof cannot be provided. This group is the “enfant terrible” of conventional medicine. These diseases are not detectable in the blood due to the combination of nitrogen metabolism and autoimmunity. This is why they are called seronegative.
Fibromyalgia, Dupuytren’s disease, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and Reiter’s disease are just a few examples of these ever-increasing Group B rheumatic diseases. Alongside group D, the pathologies in this group are the most serious. These complaints are the complaints of progression. The continuous, drug-induced strain on the immune system on the part of conventional medicine and malnutrition at a young age can be seen as the cause. Indigenous peoples hardly ever suffer from such diseases.
Therapy Group B:
This therapy is one of the most protracted and intensive of all, as there are two different systems in the body that are constantly interacting with each other. The overlapping leads to a mutual incitement and expansion of the malfunctions. This vicious circle must be broken. The first step is to prevent all interactions between the metabolism and the immune system that lead to mutual incitement. The second step is to treat the autoimmunity and metabolic problems. The third and final step is to attempt to treat existing damage (if this is still possible). Here, however, there is no remedy key as there is for group 1, and treatment must be individualized, as the clinical pictures are very different. Psychological stress must be checked and treated in the same way as for group A, as the aggressiveness of the illnesses alone leads to psychological stress.
Group C:
The development process here is similar to that of group A. A congenital weakness which, in combination with malnutrition at a young age, is superimposed by a metabolic disorder. Here, the metabolic disorder is primarily treated as in group 3, followed by therapy with remedies as in group 1. Group 3 can be recognized by the rapid progression of the degenerative processes, which are strongly favoured by the metabolic disorder. Patients in group C often suffer from severe cardiovascular disease if they are not treated properly. This also applies to group 3, but in group C the consequential damage occurs rapidly.
Group D:
This is the most severe and dangerous of all combinations. This group is what can result from acting too late. The rheumatic form collapses and a completely new pathology emerges: degeneration, tumor, cancer.
For Hildegard von Bingen, the possibility of cancer developing in this way is one of many. It is important to emphasize that case D rarely occurs and that cancer usually develops in other ways.
In this case, the therapy is about cancer treatment. It would be wrong to think that the possible tumors all attack the musculoskeletal system. Intestinal, liver and lymphatic tumors are more likely to develop than bone tumors.