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Osteoarthritis and How Chiropractic Care Can Help
Osteoarthritis is a common condition that develops over time due to wear and tear on the joints. It often affects areas that carry the most weight, such as the spine, hips, knees, ankles, and even the hands.
While it can happen at any age, it tends to become more common as we grow older. Both men and women can be affected.
You may have heard it called by different names – arthritis, spondylitis, rheumatism, or simply rheumatics. Whatever the name, it often comes with pain, stiffness, and a feeling of reduced mobility.
At Isis Chiropractic Centres, we take the time to understand how osteoarthritis is affecting you. Chiropractic care can help ease stiffness, improve mobility, and support your overall wellbeing, so you can stay as active and comfortable as possible.
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Osteoarthritis - Can Chiropractic Help?
Joint wear and tear often begins without you even noticing. It is a slow process that happens to all of us over time.
As your body tries to support damaged joints, it may create extra bone to help stabilise those areas. For a while, your body does a good job compensating, and you might not feel anything at all.
But as movement in a joint becomes more limited and the cartilage wears down, pain can start to show up. At first, it may come and go, but over time, it can become more constant.
When wear and tear affects the spine, it can lead to discomfort, stiffness, and even nerve irritation. This may result in symptoms like sciatica, pins and needles, or numbness in the legs, often linked to a condition called stenosis.
At Isis Chiropractic Centres, we help people manage these kinds of changes every day. With careful assessment and gentle, effective treatment, we focus on helping you feel better, move more easily, and get back to doing the things you enjoy.
Chiropractic cannot stop you getting old, but it might stop you feeling it!
We all age, but how we feel as we age can make a huge difference to our quality of life.
Many people with arthritis are given anti-inflammatory medication (NSAIDs) to manage the pain. While these can help in the short term, they do not stop arthritis from progressing, and they come with side effects.
That is why many people look to chiropractic care as a more natural, long-term approach. Some believe that regular chiropractic treatment may even slow the progression of arthritis and help prevent joint changes before they become a problem. While research is ongoing, what we know for sure is this – our patients often tell us they feel better, move more easily, and are able to stay active with regular care.
Even though joint degeneration cannot be fully reversed, your chiropractor can help restore better function to your muscles and joints, which may ease pain and improve your day-to-day comfort.
Chiropractic care is most effective when combined with other healthy habits. A balanced diet, low in inflammatory foods, can help manage joint pain, and many of our older patients benefit from spinal rehab and gentle, tailored exercise programmes designed just for them. TECAR and Low-Level Laser Treatment also have a great effect on osteoarthritic joints, and many of our patients report great results after treatment.
Osteoarthritis of the Spine – What Really Happens
Over a lifetime, your spine works hard to support you through everyday life. All that movement, lifting, walking and bending adds up, and eventually the joints and discs in your spine show signs of wear and tear. This is part of the natural ageing process.
The intervertebral discs are often the first to show changes, usually around the age of 40. As we get older, into our 50s and 60s, the spinal joints and bones also begin to change. By the age of 70, some level of degeneration is almost always present.
As the discs dry out and lose their ability to absorb shock, they become tougher and more fibrous. This puts extra strain on the joints and bones around them, which can lead to stiffness, aching, and reduced movement.
The Good News
The good news is that while we cannot undo these changes, chiropractic care can make a real difference. By improving movement in the spine, easing muscle tension, and helping you stay active, we aim to help you feel more like yourself again.
You may not be able to turn back the clock, but you can still feel good in your body and enjoy the things you love.
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