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Patients suffering from arthritis have pain and difficulty during daily tasks. While medical science has provided many types of prescriptions, chiropractic care can offer those with arthritis alternative or complementary care. Types of Arthritis Inflammation at the point where two bones meet, the joints, is arthritis. Cartilage, which protects a joint, breaks down with arthritis. If the … [Read more...]
Knee pain is a common result from an injury or certain medical conditions such as arthritis, gout and some infections. Some injuries to the knee include a tear to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a meniscus tear, bursitis and tendonitis of the patella. There are several types of arthritis that can cause knee pain and these include gout, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and septic … [Read more...]
Do you rise in the morning with pain and swelling in your joints? This may be a serious sign of Arthritis. What is Arthritis? Arthritis is a painful inflammatory condition that can affect various joints in the body depending on which type and the severity of the condition at hand. The most common type is Osteoarthritis; this particular type affects twenty million Americans alone. This … [Read more...]
It’s time to take control! Some common conditions about Arthritis include but are not limited to the following: What is Arthritis, who is at risk, What are the types of Arthritis, What are my treatment options, What can I do? Arthritis is a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body. The word “arthro” means joint and the suffix “itis” literally means … [Read more...]
Rheumatoid Arthritis is an inflammatory condition that leads to swelling of the joints and surrounding structures causing pain and sometimes deformity. Early symptoms include: fatigue, morning stiffness that lasts more than an hour, a loss of appetite, muscle aches, and weakness. Joint pain will later follow and is typically on both sides of the body in the fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, … [Read more...]
Arthritis means joint inflammation plainly. However, there are more than 100 rheumatic diseases that cause joint inflammation, pain, and stiffness. Some rheumatic diseases can cause life-threatening situations, affect muscles, bones, and internal organs. The two most common types include osteoarthritis and rheumatoid. Arthritis can affect anyone at any age and in every joint; however, … [Read more...]
Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune disease of the joints of the body. It is an inflammatory arthritis that causes chronic pain and damages joints, leading to a loss of joint function and eventually, disability. Early signs of the disease include fatigue and pain and stiffness of the joints. Eventually, muscle aches, lack of appetite and flu-like symptoms may be felt. There are three … [Read more...]
Cortisone injections contain a medication called cortisone, which is a type of a corticosteroid. Corticosteroids are powerful medications that are used to reduce inflammation due to trauma or disease in soft tissues and joints of the body. There are several ways in which a corticosteroid is administered; by an injection directly into the area near a joint or soft tissue, by mouth, through an … [Read more...]
Cooking Meat Are you familiar with Rheumatoid Arthritis? RA is a painful and even debilitating condition that attacks the joints. What you probably didn’t know was that illnesses like Rheumatoid Arthritis were never seen before man learned to use fire and use it to cook their foods. Cooking Meat at high temperatures may not be as healthy as you once thought. The National Cancer … [Read more...]
Do you wake up with pain and swelling in your hands or wrists? You may be suffering from Arthritis. Arthritis is a painful inflammatory condition that can affect many different joints in your body depending on which type you have. Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis and affects nearly 20 million people in the United States alone. Synonymously called Degenerative Joint … [Read more...]
From The Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
