Throbbing joints can be a source of discomfort, misery, and even disfigurement for people with arthritis. There are many types of arthritis, the most common rheumatoid arthritis. It is said to be brought on by heredity, female hormonal imbalance, stress and vulnerability to infection. Age is considered as a triggering factor also. As people age, it is understandable that the wear and tear of the joints, manifested by pain and swelling, happens. It’s not just old people who get arthritis. Some individuals under 65 do get arthritis too.

Joints that feel sore, ache, and create intense discomfort to the extent of affecting a person’s productivity and performance of normal tasks may be caused by antler arthritis. Factors that cause are no different from the common arthritis many people get. These factors range from aging to excess weight to bone injury, infection, and other ailments. (more…)

Arthritis is a human condition where a person suffers inflammation of the joints as a result of damaged cartilages. It is not one disease but rather a collection of several circumstances related to each other and thus comes in different forms. One such form of arthritis is the so-called antler arthritis. The usual symptoms of this kind of arthritis include swelling, deformity, and soreness of the joints.

Why the illness is called as such is because of the animal antler deer. You see, it is believed that a male antler deer (or elk) has the ability to grow back its antlers if it inadvertently gets damaged. In truth, an antler deer can restore its antlers in just a couple of months if it is removed. But what is the connection of the antler deer to arthritis? Well, several treatments that are most often carried out in Asian countries involve using these antler velvets to cure the ailment. It is interesting to note that it has been already in use for a very long time in Chinese medicine, probably for hundreds of years. Current studies have supported the usage of antler velvet, as they also have stated that the use of the said velvets is currently the simplest form of treatment there is for antler arthritis and its symptoms. This is all because the velvet contains components that are helpful in reconstructing broken down cartilages, such as calcium, potassium, zinc, iron, sulfur, cobalt, and copper. Prostaglandins, glucosamine sulphate, and chonodroitin sulphate are other elements present in velvets that help combat arthritis.

Antler velvet from the male deer is harvested sooner than it calcifies and gets tough. It is a soft tissue that is enveloped by fine hair, the very reason why it is called velvet. To better imagine it, consider a bushy cartilage. Though at first look the practice of harvesting the antler of a deer or an elk seems to be an awful process for the animal, it is not the case as they actually grow a new set of antlers year after year. In fact, these antlers grow very rapidly during spring. The old antlers fall out when the new ones have sprouted and so it is better to gather them at an early age when the potency of the nutrients in the antler is at its peak. Collecting the antlers early on also prevents a deer from using it as a weapon to fight others during mating season.

Aside from being an answer to antler arthritis, velvet antler is also supposed to have the capability to increase a person’s strength and stamina. It aids too in speedy healing of wounds and muscle swellings, as well as boosting a male’s testosterone production. Various researches have proven that the use of deer/elk velvet promotes an improved immune system, vitality, and better overall health.