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Inflammatory Diseases Could Be Helped with New Treatments

Inflammatory diseases can leave a person disabled and unable to work. The Social Security Administration recognizes certain inflammatory diseases on its Listing of Impairments that qualify a sufferer for Social Security disability benefits. This means that a person suffering from a painfully debilitating inflammatory disease may get benefits to help them if their disability leaves them unable to earn a living.

Arthritis, a common type of inflammatory disease, can be crippling. Some of the types of arthritis that produce inflammation and can lead to disability include:

 

• Rheumatoid arthritis;
• Gouty arthritis;
• Shoulder tendinitis or bursitis; and
• Polymyalgia rheumatica.

 

There is hope that inflammatory diseases could be helped with new treatments. The University of Utah has found that a particular hormone saved mice from deadly acute inflammation.

Hepcidin, a hormone that helps to regulate iron balance, could be the key in helping to reduce inflammation for those patients who are suffering from it. It could actually produce an anti-inflammatory effect which would reduce inflammation.

Some of the other types of inflammatory conditions that could be helped from this include:

 

• Inflammation as a result of surgery;
• Injuries or burns;
• Transplanting of organs; and
• Bacterial infections.

 

The next step for these researchers is to put together clinical trials involving humans.

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with an inflammatory disease that leaves you disabled and unable to work, you may be eligible to receive Social Security disability benefits. Contact a Social Security disability attorney who can help you determine eligibility and assist you in filing a disability claim.

If you or someone you love has been denied Social Security disability benefits, contact the Law Offices of LaVan & Neidenberg. Our disability attorneys have experience with cross-examining medical and vocational experts and take time when speaking with you about your case. Call us today at 1-888-234-5758 for a FREE legal consultation. There is NO OBLIGATION to hire our firm and there are NO FEES unless one of our trained disability lawyers wins your case.