JOINT PAIN
What causes Joint Pain?
Joint pain is most often caused by injury to a joint or improper
function or movement in that joint. It is a complaint heard often in our
Los Alamitos office. Whether it is problem with a knee, ankle or hip
joint, or the joints of the spine or in the shoulder or arm, the
symptoms often result from misalignment of a joint or injury to the
joint.
What is a Joint?
A joint is the union or junction of two boney surfaces like two finger
bones, two vertebrae or two leg bones. All these parts fit together like
puzzle pieces and are covered on the ends by (hopefully) smooth
cartilage, and attached securely by tough ligaments. The ligaments are
like the door hinges that keep the joint from moving too far the wrong
direction. The muscles surrounding the joint are what provide for
movement of the joint and the skeletal system.
Pain in the joints comes from a variety of causes, but the three most
common seen in our Chiropractic office are joint pain from 1) an injury
(either new or old), 2) improper lifestyle stresses such as sleeping or
sitting wrong and 3) ergonomics of poor posture at work. Some feel that
pain is due to arthritis in joints but we’ve found in almost two decades
of treating joint pains that osteoarthritis is usually the result of a
long-term joint problem that eventually became arthritic.
What should I do about my Joint Pain?
We recommend getting the pain checked by a Chiropractor to see if your
pain is a problem that stems from joint misalignments and the scar
tissue of improper healing. If so we perform a thorough evaluation
usually including x-rays, to be sure yours is a Chiropractic case. If at
that point we feel confident you will benefit from our care, we will
give you a report of our findings and outline the best course of care
for you.
Our treatment includes one or more of the following: specific
chiropractic adjustments, neuromuscular re-education, massage, ice, heat
and instructions on home care including stretching and strengthening
exercises.
Contact :McMullin & Stark
located in Los Alamitos, CA for treatment of your joint pain or your
joint
pain related condition or injury.
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