As the name suggests, septic arthritis is an arthritis caused due to sepsis. It is referred to as the painful arthritis that a joint acquires owing to sepsis or infection. The mechanism of sepsis can be traveling of infection from one source to the body joints through bloodstream. Another mechanism can be when the penetrating injury directly delivers germs in the targeted joint. Infants and elderly are the most commonly affected by septic arthritis.

Symptoms of Septic arthritis

The main symptoms of septic arthritis include severe pain and difficulty in the affected joint. Additionally, the joint could be red and warm, swollen as well as you might feel feverish.

Causes of Septic Arthritis

The common causes of septic arthritis could be a bacterial, fungal or viral infection. The commonly sepsis causing bacteria is staphylococcus aureus that can also live on even healthy skin.

Septic arthritis can also occur when the infection from skin or urinary tract spreads to the joints through bloodstream. A punctured wound, surgery or drug injection may also let the germs enter into the joint space.

The common risk factors for septic arthritis can be an existing joint problem, skin fragility, weak immune system, joint trauma, to name a few.

Homeopathy for Septic Arthritis

If you are looking for a long lasting, safe and highly effective treatment for septic arthritis then homeopathy is the right option for you. Constitutional Homeopathy is a specialized customized homeopathy treatment option that works by directly hitting the root cause of the disease, thereby enabling the body to heal on its own. This natural phenomenon of treatment is thus highly effective and natural. It also alleviates the symptoms of the disease such as joint pain, swelling and inflammation thus ensuring that both root cause and symptoms associated with the disease are effectively treated and taken care of.