Osteoarthritis & Rheumatoid arthritis

Osteoarthritis (“osteo” meaning bone "arth" meaning joint, "itis" meaning inflammation)

Osteoarthritis (OA) is also known as degenerative joint disease (DJD). Most of the OA sufferers are over 40. OA is a major cause of chronic, worldwide disability leading to poor quality of life, loss of wages, sick days, and significant health care expenses. Weight bearing joints like the spine; hips; knees; ankles; and the joints of the hands are commonly affected.

Chiropractic has long given relief from symptoms of arthritis. There is a vicious cycle of pain and loss of mobility that comes with arthritis. If you have arthritis, the joint pain causes you to move less freely. Because you move less there is loss of mobility. As you lose mobility your arthritis worsens, you have more pain and the joint pain causes you to move less. Chiropractic works against arthritis to improve mobility and lessen pain. The chiropractic treatment (which includes various treatment modalities to joints and muscles) increases the range of motion in the arthritic joint. This increased movement without pain means you will move more freely.

Chiropractic care can also help people with rheumatoid arthritis. In a study published in 1999, patients with rheumatoid arthritis found, seventy-three percent (73%) of patients who had tried chiropractic care (33 of 45) found it to be helpful to them.