ARTHRITIS
ARTHRITIS
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Chiropractic care can be considered as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for arthritis, along with other treatments like medication, physical therapy, exercise, and lifestyle modifications. For each of these aspects, it's important to understand its limitations and potential benefits.
Arthritis is a condition characterized by inflammation and stiffness in the joints. Chiropractic care primarily focuses on the musculoskeletal system, aiming to improve joint mobility, reduce pain, and enhance overall function through manual adjustments and other techniques.
Types of Arthritis:
Types of Arthritis:
There are various types of arthritis, the most common being osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis is caused by wear and tear of joint cartilage and underlying bone, resulting in pain and stiffness. Factors such as ageing, being overweight or obese, history of injury or surgery to a joint, overuse from repetitive movement of the joint and family history of osteoarthritis contribute to osteoarthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, inflammatory disease, where the immune system mistakingly attacks the healthy cells in your body, especially joints, causing inflammation, pain and swelling in the affected areas. The joints of the hands and wrists are most affected, and usually on both sides.
Other less common forms of arthritis include psoriatic arthritis (arthritis linked with psoriasis), enteropathic arthritis (associated with inflammatory bowel disease - Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), reactive arthritis (joint inflammation in response to infection elsewhere in the body) and septic arthritis (infection of the joint tissue or synovial fluid).
Chiropractic Care & Arthritis:
Chiropractic Care & Arthritis:
If you have chronic neck, back or joint pain due to osteoarthritis, chiropractic is one of the safest, drug-free therapies to use. Chiropractic care for osteoarthritis patients may reduce pain and improve joint function and range of motion.
If you suffer from inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid-, enteropathic-, psoriatic- or reactive arthritis, your chiropractor will avoid treating the joints during "flare-ups". However, your chiropractor may utilise therapeutic ultrasound, electrotherapy, and kinesiology taping to help decrease inflammation or treat the soft tissue surrounding the inflamed joints.
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