HOPE FOR KNEE AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS:
Distraction and Patient Education and Exercise
Knee and hip osteoarthritis are known
and growing concerns as our society gets older…around the world. Currently
in 2021, Canada is reviewing the “Good Life with Osteoarthritis
in Demark” (GLAD) system for knee and hip
osteoarthritis. The program combines manual therapy,
exercise and patient education. (1) One GLAD study had patients attend 2-3 patient education classes and 12
supervised exercise sessions in 8 weeks, patients’
pain intensity improved 26-33%, walking speed improved 8-12%, chair standability improved 18-30%,
and joint-related quality of life improved 12-26%. (2) (Another
study utilized MRI to measure the thickness of
knee joint cartilage after knee joint distraction
to find that it increased with treatment resulting in significant short- and long-term cartilage regeneration
up to 10 years post-treatment. (3) This was done
with young people, but it is hopeful!) Back in 2017, a Canadian
chiropractor published a paper describing his application of Cox® flexion-distraction-principle-based
distraction to the osteoarthritic knee, and the success he’s witnessed
in his patients. Inclusively (acute and chronic patients combined),
patients related a mean visual analog scale score drop
from 7.7 to 1.8 in 3 weeks and 5.3 visits. Acute knee OA
patients’ scores dropped from 8.1 to 1.1 in 4.8
treatments in 2.4 weeks. Chronic patients’ scores dropped
from 7.5 to 2.2 in 3.3 weeks and 5.4 treatments. (4) Chiropractors like yours
at Apple Country Chiropractic are ahead of the curve with their modified Cox® Technic
principles-based-flexion-distraction-approach to knee osteoarthritis. New
protocols for use in hip OA are also in development. Talk with us
today about how distraction treatment may help you with Williamson
hip and knee osteoarthritis!
HOPE FOR DEGENERATED
DISCS: Chondroitin Sulfate
Back pain treatment
approaches be they surgical, exercise, nutrition, and/or manual therapy based abound while
back pain continues. Injecting hyaluronic acid hydrogel is demonstrating
some potential as it is shown to curb
the loss of disc height, stimulate tissue hydration for disc
repair, and decrease inflammation and innervation to prevent more disc degeneration. (5) The nutritional approach continues
to hold hope for back pain sufferers as the disc matrix
components are known, two key ones
being chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan and hyaluronan. Making chondroitin sulfate
available to the disc plus controlling the
hydrostatic pressure of the disc is beneficial.
(6) Cox® Technic is documented to drop intradiscal
pressure, so combining it with chondroitin sulfate may be, too. Are
you taking yours? Consider adding a disc supplement that
has chondroitin sulfate to your schedule after we
talk. Apple Country Chiropractic is ready!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox
on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael
Johnson as he presents research on the
role of chondroitin sulfate in the health,
degeneration and possible regeneration of the intervertebral disc
and in the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Schedule your next Williamson chiropractic appointment
with Apple Country Chiropractic. See you then!
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