HEALTH & BEAUTY | PAIN RELIEF BY DR. RYAN BAKER BACK ARTHRITIS ALLEVIATION: Breakthroughs of Natural Medicine Arthritis is commonly known as painful inflammation combined with stiff joints. But the big question is, why do so many of us end up with arthritis and can it be avoided? First, let’s understand how it develops. Arthritis typically starts out as excessive pressure on joints due to unsupported postures or movements that are not ideal for the way the body was designed to move. This increase in joint pressure leads to inflammation at the joint level, which then leads to pain with movement. Over time, if this is not corrected the joint cartilage begins to degrade and wear down. The normal wear-and-tear process that happens as we age is always going to be there, especially with weight bearing joints, but the rate or how fast that degenerative change happens we can influence! A very important part to this is that we must learn how to move our body well, before moving it often. In this way we can limit the potential of arthritis developing or progressing and the extent it affects our daily lives. Beyond our own awareness of proper movement, it is becoming more and more prevalent that individuals are seeking natural solutions to their pain relief with arthritis. Many have resorted to pain medications, corticosteroid injections, epidurals and in severe cases, even surgery, but found that it was not a long-term solution to their pain. With approaches like this, the main focus tends to be symptomatic relief and not exactly addressing the root cause, but instead, blocking pain receptors so one is less aware of the issue. Unfortunately, in many cases the pain tends to come back, if even achieved at all. Chiropractors help individuals with arthritic pain by providing chiropractic adjustments to help facilitate healthy motion into these joints, that essentially lubricates the joint and can provide pain relief to movement. Adjustments lower inflammation at the joint level and as inflammation decreases, pain tends to dissipate as well. When joint inflammation is significant, more advanced 58 | APRIL <strong>2024</strong> | WWW.ATLANTICAVEMAGAZINE.COM therapies like Class IV laser therapy has been found to significantly reduce swelling and inflammation and achieve pain relief at a much faster and more effective rate than many other treatment modalities. It can be a powerful, non-pharmaceutical solution to help reduce pain without the side effects of medication. For many, this is still only one piece to the equation. With chiropractic adjustments to restore healthier joint motion and mobility and laser therapies to lower inflammation within the joint then combined with stabilizing the joint with proper movement, this is a multifaceted approach that can be effective at dealing with not just back arthritis, but other movement-based aches and pains for many. Approaches like this typically are administered over a series of treatments, where sessions build upon the one before to drive results and progress. The frequency and number of sessions necessary to achieve pain relief can be different for everybody. Much depends heavily on the extent of arthritis, how long it’s been persisting and many other factors that have to be taken into consideration when developing an effective treatment plan. Therefore, it is important to consult with a healthcare professional to determine the best plan of action. Arthritis doesn’t have to be a hopeless endgame, for many, it is a sign that we need to change, and given the right tools, it is possible to get back a life without pain staying in the way. COPYRIGHTED CONDE CENTER FOR CHIROPRACTIC NEUROLOGY 401 West <strong>Atlantic</strong> <strong>Ave</strong>nue, Suite #014 Delray Beach, FL 33444 561-330-6096 www.thecondecenter.com
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