Chiropractic Relief of Arthritis

A large portion of the American public, mostly seniors, suffer from one form or another of arthritis. Side effects of these medications however could put some seniors at risk. In this case doctors would rather take them off of the medication rather than risk the patient getting ill or even dying. The good news, however, is that chiropractic relief of arthritis pain is available and has been practiced for some time. Most arthritis drugs are anti-inflammatories known as Cox-2-Inhibitors. One such drug, Celebrex, has recently been shown in the news to cause heart attacks. Another drug, Vioxx, was pulled from the shelves for causing heart attacks and strokes in some users. If you are concerned about taking these drugs you have good reason to be.

Chiropractic care is a safe, drug-free alternative to these dangerous pain medications that you have the option of trying. Ironically enough, when asked why they wouldn’t seek chiropractic relief of their arthritis pain, most people would probably say they were afraid of it. Chiropractors have been around for over a hundred years now and many studies have shown true results from its use. Chiropractors are highly trained and always have the required secondary education. They also need to have passed both state and national examinations in order to treat you.

Research has shown that chiropractic care can improve chronic pain such as arthritis as well as improve spinal function. One such study was featured in Spine magazine in 2003. This study sought to discover which treatment was more effective for arthritis pain, Cox-2-Inhibitors or chiropractic relief. The results were quite shocking. They showed that the results form chiropractic care where up to five times more effective than the Cox-2-Inhibitors when treating chronic spinal pain. Another amazing result was that chiropractic care was much less likely to cause adverse side effects. It can be concluded from this study that chiropractic care is much more effective for treating arthritis and much less likely to produce side effects.

Chiropractic relief of arthritis is completely safe and cost efficient when compared with expensive medications that must be taken daily. In fact, besides treating problems and symptoms which are already possessed, it can actually prevent other problems from occurring as well. Basic chiropractic care has been shown to reduce the aging of the spine which will help to waylay any future problems which may occur. As an added benefit, it has been shown to reduce natural hormones which are actually a naturally occurring anti-Inflammatory which our bodies produce.