Arthritis

Arthritis is characterized by the swelling and tenderness of one or more joints in the body. The most common symptoms of arthritis are joint pain and stiffness, which tend to worsen as people get older. Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the most common types of arthritis to be found.

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Osteoarthritis is characterized by the breakdown of cartilage, which is the hard, slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones where they come together to form a joint. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease in which the immune system attacks the joints, starting with the lining of the joints and progressing to the joints themselves.

Chiropractor help

To manage the pain that comes with having arthritis, chiropractic care is a great option to consider. It is a safe, non-invasive, and natural alternative to conventional pain management. Dr. Chiropractors are experts at detecting and correcting misalignments and joint issues through the use of gentle and specialized chiropractic adjustments. Your body’s proper alignment allows not only for pressure to be taken off the nerves but also for a proper motion to be re-established between the bones and joints as well.

Maintaining proper alignment can result in increased flexibility and strength as a result of the benefits of proper alignment. Dr. Scott Haldeman, MD, a neurologist in Santa Ana, California, and Chairman Emeritus of the Research Council for the World Federation of Chiropractic, explains that if you have back or neck pain due to osteoarthritis, chiropractic is one of the safest treatments that can be used to relieve your symptoms. However, if you have an inflammatory disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or ankylosing spondylitis, you will need to take extra precautions to avoid complications.

If you have active inflammation (as a result of a flare-up, for example), a fused spine, or osteoporosis in the spine or neck, chiropractic therapy should not be used. In Augusta, Alyce Oliver, MD, Ph.D., assistant professor of rheumatology at the Medical College of Georgia, advises patients against visiting a chiropractor if they have joints that are actively swollen. “I would not recommend it,” she says. The doctor warns that getting an adjustment could be dangerous if you can’t keep the swelling under control.