CONDITIONS WE TREAT
- Accidents & Injuries
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel
- Failed Back Surgery
- Fibromyalgia
- Headaches
- Hip & Sacroiliac Leg Problems
- Mid-back & Ribs
- Migraines & Cluster Headaches
- Muscle Spasms & Trigger Points
- Neck Pain
- Pinched Nerves
- Pregnancy
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Shoulder, Arm & Hand Problems
- Sports
- TMJ
- Whiplash
- Work Injury
- Condition Overview
ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
What is it?
Arthritis is a disease of the whole body most dramatically affecting the joints. There are several kinds of arthritis. The two most common ones are rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis(OA) is the most common arthritis of all; almost everyone over the age of 50 has a touch of it. It is almost as inevitable as graying of the hair. OA often results from an unbalanced spine creating stress on the joints. Your body grows extra bone material in the joints to help deal with the stress. Sometimes the growths compress nerves, causing pain and affecting internal organs.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) destroys joints, affects the heart, blood vessels, eyes, skin, muscles and other organs causing fatigue, weight loss and acute pain. It often appears suddenly around ages 40 to 50 and may disappear just as suddenly. No one knows what causes it. Many researchers believe RA is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks itself.
Symptoms
Early symptoms linked to arthritis usually include:
- Joint pain
- Joint stiffness
- Tenderness in and around the joint
- Limited range of motion in one or more joints
- Redness and warmth around the affected joint
Treatment
For over a century arthritic patients have benefited from chiropractic care. Chiropractic care has even reversed osteoarthritis- something previously thought impossible. Low Force Chiropractic is not an arthritis treatment, it is a system of health care that improves the function of your entire body by removing or releasing blockages from your spine called vertebral subluxations.
Vertebral subluxations weaken your nervous and immune systems, weakening your body. This can set the stage for sicknesses and diseases of all kinds, arthritis included. If you’re suffering from arthritis contact us today for a spinal checkup to locate and remove subluxations.