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ARTHRITIS
Question:
"I will be blunt and to the point! I HURT! It doesn’t
matter if its winter, summer, night or day - I HURT! I have tried various pills
without any help. I am only 42 years old and the doctors say that I have
arthritis. Please help me! I’m even having trouble getting through the day
working."
Sincerely, Mr. Hurt
Answer:
"Dear Mr. Hurt, your condition is not uncommon. There is
an epidemic of people suffering from
chronic pain. We believe part of the reason
is incorrect diagnosis. Very seldom do we find in a young person with arthritis
that, that, is causing their pain. Yes, we do consider you young. It is
estimated that 15% of the U.S. population has arthritis. With prevalence being
about 50% over the age of 65 and only 5% under the age of 44. So, as you can
see, very few people your age have arthritis and we would contend only a small
percentage of these people with arthritis are symptomatic.
Part of the problem, Mr. Hurt, is that medical technology has
taken over the role of the medical touch. It used to be that doctors would touch
patients to make a diagnosis especially in regards to pain. Today it’s very
common for people in pain to get an extensive array of X-Rays to show some
abnormality. The problem is that often the abnormality is causing the problem.
Mr. Hurt, did you know that up to 50% of asymptotic people have abnormalities on
MRI scans, including
herniated
discs.
Mr. Hurt, the most important thing a doctor could do for you
when you go in for an office visit, is to reproduce your pain. Yep, that’s
right, that doctor or
chiropractor ought to be pokin’ round until you down
right hurt! We believe, in our practice, if you can reproduce someone’s pain
in the office, then the pain can be relieved.
Generally chronic pain is from the soft tissue structures of
the body, such as
ligaments and
tendons. It is reasonable, if you have not had a
trial of
chiropractic manipulation, to give this a try. Vertebral subluxation or
improper positioning of the vertebrae can cause pain. Any physician or
chiropractor who is skilled in manipulation can provide you relief and this may
be a good place to start.
You should make sure that you have proper
nutrition also, as
this will be necessary to help the soft tissues heal and the manipulation hold.
For an unknown reason, Mr. Hurt, some folks who are slow to
heal when they injure tissue. You may not know it but everybody is injuring
tissue all the time. Just our daily activities of working, running around,
mowing the grass causes some injury of soft tissues. Our muscles get strained
and ligaments and tendons become weak over time. To encourage these to heal, we
utilize an
injection technique called
Prolotherapy.
Prolotherapy, as defined in Webster's New International
Dictionary, is the "rehabilitation of an incompetent structure, such as
ligament or tendon, by the proliferation of cells."
Prolotherapy injections start the healing cascade so
ligaments and tendons begin to grow. This is in contrast to
cortisone shots
which relieve pain (often temporarily) but ultimately weaken the tissue.
Prolotherapy injections are given generally every six weeks
until the pain subsides. The average person needs three to four treatments.
We know, Mr. Hurt, it’s injections and you don’t like
injections. We don’t like injections either but so many people feel better
with the prolotherapy injections and we have to look at your long haul. We don’t
want you to have pain for years. If that occurs, you might get grumpy or
something. Prolotherapy injections should be looked into for your problem also.
Remember, No Pain, No Gain.
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