HOPE FOR KNEE AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS:
Distraction and Patient Education and Exercise
Hip
and knee osteoarthritis are known
and growing concerns as our society ages…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 over the course of 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 guage the thickness of
knee joint cartilage after distracting the knee joint
to find that it thickened 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 there is hope!) Back in 2017, a Canadian
chiropractor wrote a paper describing his application of Cox® flexion-distraction-principle-based
distraction to the osteoarthritic knee, and the success he’s seen
in his patients. Inclusively (acute and chronic patients combined),
patients related a mean visual analog scale score decrease
from 7.7 to 1.8 in 3 weeks and 5.3 visits. Acute knee OA
patients’ scores decreased from 8.1 to 1.1 in 4.8
treatments in 2.4 weeks. Chronic patients’ scores reduced
from 7.5 to 2.2 in 3.3 weeks and 5.4 treatments. (4) Chiropractors like yours
at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. 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. Let’s talk
today about how distraction treatment may help your Auburn
knee and
hip osteoarthritis!
HOPE FOR DEGENERATED
DISCS: Chondroitin Sulfate
Back pain treatment
approaches from
surgery to manual therapy to exercise to nutrition abound while
back pain continues. Injecting hyaluronic acid hydrogel is demonstrating
some potential as it is shown to suppress
the loss of disc height, stimulate tissue hydration for disc
repair, and reduce inflammation and innervation to prevent more disc degeneration. (5) The nutritional approach continues
to show promise for back pain sufferers as the disc matrix
components are identified, two central components
being chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan and hyaluronan. Making chondroitin sulfate
available to the disc in addition to controlling the
hydrostatic pressure of the disc is helpful.
(6) Cox® Technic is documented to drop intradiscal
pressure, so combining it with chondroitin sulfate may be, too. Are
you taking yours? You may want
to think about including a disc supplement containing chondroitin sulfate to your routine after we
talk. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. is ready!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox
on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael
Johnson as he discusses the
part chondroitin sulfate plays in the health,
degeneration and potential regeneration of the intervertebral disc
and in the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
CONTACT Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.
Schedule your next Auburn chiropractic appointment
with Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.. See you then!
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