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You may have read on this website, or elsewhere, about recent studies that have shown that physical activity is requisite to getting and staying healthy, especially as we age. But, if you’ve been inactive for awhile, even the idea of exercise might seem “exhausting.” The best way, then, to approach this much-needed addition to your lifestyle is, literally and figuratively, to do it one step at a time. A smart “first step” is to see a health care professional, like your chiropractor, for a full physical examination. Once it is confirmed that you won’t make matters worse through movement, then the next step is simply to start moving a bit each day.
Any movement is a step towards better health and physical fitness. Walk a lap (or two) around your house or apartment. Put that TV remote away and get up to change the channels. As your body becomes accustomed to moving again, you will probably discover that you actually want to move more. Then you can slowly add additional movement to your daily routine. Increase the walk around your house to a walk around the block, a walk in the park, or even a walk through the shopping mall. Walking with a friend can often help to keep you on track(especially on those days when you’d rather sit and veg, then get your body moving). If you are physically able, take the stairs instead of using the elevator as often as you can. Park farther away from the entrance to the supermarket and make it a goal to put more and more parking spots between you and the entrance.
After a few weeks of regular physical activity, you will begin to feel the healthful benefits of movement. Then you’ll be ready for new ways to build flexibility, fitness, and muscle strength. Your chiropractor can advise you on how to become more physically active and help you to development an individualized program.
You may have heard that chiropractors treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Well, that’s not entirely accurate. Even though chiropractic care can definitely help children, and adults too, who suffer from it, chiropractors don’t really “treat” ADHD. The reason that chiropractic treatment is effective is that ADHD is a neurological disorder. chiropractic manipulations not only effective in reducing nervous system disruptions in general, but an adjustment can be intentionally directed to stimulate under-active areas of the brain and calm over-active areas as well. Quite a few parents are choosing chiropractic care over the conventional medical practice of giving children Class 2 psychotropic drugs that often have intense side effects including personality changes and permanent alterations in the brain. The chiropractic approach to ADHD is natural and drug-free. Nearly all of parents who’ve looked to chiropractic treatment for their children have noted extraordinary behavioral changes as a result.
Due to the differences between the manner in which boys and girls employ the left and right hemispheres of their brain, ADHD seems to happen to more boys than girls and, additionally, is frequently more obvious and easily discernible in the behavior of boys as opposed to of girls. Evident symptoms include a hard time concentrating and sitting still, inability to control impulsive thoughts and behaviors, easily distracted by noises and activities, incessant movement of fingers, hands, arms, feet, or legs.
Many children who manifest ADHD symptoms are hypersensitive to particular foods, such as dairy or gluten products, and sugars and artificial sweeteners. Additionally, they routinely have a hypersensitive reaction to additives in foods, herbicides and pesticides used to grow non-organic fruits and vegetables, and laundry products such as detergents, fabric softeners, and other chemicals. As a general rules, the exclusion of these environmental factors can do a lot to reduce ADHD symptoms.
Determining the presence of spinal anomalies and particular responses to specific neurological tests are included in the thorough examination given by your Orlando Chiropractor.
You may be able to help your child to get his or her life back in balance through natural, safe chiropractic care. Before taking drastic pharmaceutical measures, if your child exhibits the symptoms of ADHD, make an appointment with your chiropractor for a complete evaluation. For a healthier, happier, more well-adjusted child, call today!
If you drive a big car and you’re in an accident if your car looks “uninjured,” it’s easy to assume that you are not hurt, either. After all, isn’t that the reason you’re driving a big vehicle? It’s for safety, right? Well, research has revealed that occupants of vehicles, both large and compact, can be hurt a lot more than might be expected from a minor auto accident. In reality, as far as your body is concerned, there’s really no such thing as a “minor fender bender.”
When your body is compelled to stop suddenly and without warning, there are going to be reverberations. You might be offered a clean bill of health by an emergency room attendant if you haven’t sustained any broken bones, and you may be given a prescription for drugs to ease the muscle spasms that you are doubtless experiencing as a result of the structural changes in your neck or lower back that you received from the impact. But, unless you’re actually treated for the bodily trauma you’ve sustained, your problem can go from bad to far worse. In fact, many people experience problems years after an auto accident because they didn’t get the help they needed in the first place.
Your Orlando Chiropractor unequivocally understands what your body undergoes during an auto accident. Chiropractic techniques include treatment for soft tissue injuries and spinal bio-mechanics dysfunction. And your chiropractor is an expert in rehabilitation strategies.
If you’ve experienced a minor auto accident, even if your car may not require much repair, more than like you do. Neck and back injuries are not only painful in the regions in which they take place, but they can also generate pain, tingling, and numbness in your arms and hands and result in headaches days, weeks, even months after an accident occurs.
You can get back on the road to feeling good again with drug-free, natural chiropractic care. It will assist in putting the trauma of your accident where it belongs – in the past. Moreover, because your chiropractor has experience dealing with insurance companies and lawyers, not only will you undergo less physical stress, but less emotional stress, as well!
If you’re experiencing low back pain, you’re not alone. Low back pain bothers a large majority of people, a surprising 80% in fact, making it second only to the common cold in its frequency. But, in contrast to the common cold, waiting for your back pain to “run its course,” and taking prescription or over-the-counter remedies while you wait, is not the remedy. Generally most back pain won’t leave on its own. Many time, if your pain lets up, it is routinely because your body has compensated for the problem, thus producing new conditions. Low back pain is nothing to sneeze at! If you intend to get rid of your back pain for good (and who wouldn’t?), it is necessary for you to see a back pain expert, like your chiropractor.
Oftentimes back pain is a mystery to many of the people who suffer from it, and chiropractors are proficient at solving their conundrum. They want to know why it is that they have not had any trauma, accidents, or major injuries prior to the onset of their pain? The answer is that the cumulative effects of unsuitable sitting posture, bad work habits, incorrect lifting, lack of regular exercise, and other unhealthy lifestyle-related determinants produce most back pain. These factors eventually add up and cause stresses and imbalances on the spine producing subluxations that can become serious back afflictions. The process is not unlike the front end of your car being out of alignment. When you persist in driving anyway, there is uneven wear and tear on your tires. If you don’t get the problem fixed, the situation would, no doubt, get worse until you “blew” a tire. The stability of the spine is jeopardized when your spine is misaligned. In other words, it’s not only a problem waiting to happen, it’s a problem waiting to get worse. And then, something as effortless as bending over to pick up a piece of paper can be the “final factor” that produces back injury. The surrounding back muscles go into spasm when thishappens to stabilize the stressed or injured tissues of the back.
Chiropractors have more education, training, and experience than medical doctors regarding knowledge of conditions of the spine. They offer expert diagnosis and competent treatment for all muscular-skeletal dysfunctions. In addition to providing welcomed relief to those suffering from back pain, but they are aware of what will assist you in avoiding further back pain. Your chiropractor not only will provide you with effectual adjustments and other productive chiropractic therapies but, in addition, will design a personal exercise strategy and give advice about other beneficial lifestyle changes that will aid in keeping you well-adjust and pain-free in the future.
Today’s moms and dads are more concerned than ever about the adverse effects pharmaceuticals have on their children. Parents want to know if there is anything else that they can do for their child than to give them pharmaceuticals.
Parents are disinclined to just mask symptoms with pharmaceuticals, and they are concerned about side effects. Their goal to attain a state of true health for their children has encouraged moms and dads to find health care opportunities that assist their child’s own inherent ability to be healthy.
Chiropractic care is that option. All children are healthier with 100% nerve function. The immune system is controlled by the nervous system. When it is operating at its peak, children stay healthier. As far as a child’s health is concerned, “the best offense is a good defense.” Everyday, children are exposed to massive amounts of airborn, food-born, and contact bacteria. So many bacteria, in fact, that it would be unfeasible to immunize them against them all. Your Orlando Chiropractor is very familiar with colds, sore throats, ear infections, fevers, colic, asthma, tonsillitis, allergies, bed-wetting, infections, pains, falls, stomach-aches, and the hundred and one little (and big) things children go through as they grow up.
A chiropractor is committed to helping keep your child healthy and strong so that the complaints that appear to be an unavoidable part of childhood, either won’t affect your child as intensely or won’t affect them at all. chiropractic adjustments aids in removing interferences to the innate healing power that runs through your child’s body. When that power is released, the healing results that take place quite frequently are profound.
Furthermore, a child is lesslikely to be injured at play or in sports when his or her spine is in alignment. In addition, children who are brought in regularly for chiropractic care don’t seem to experience as many “growing pains” as other children.
Each day at your Orlnado Chiropractor we have happily noticed that more and more parents are bringing their children to our clinic to help to take care of the questions and concerns they have about their children’s health. All children are deserve the right to manifest their fullest potential. Chiropractic care for children at your Orlando Chiropractor is safe, gentle and effective.
The most commonplace reason for visits to a pediatrician is earache. By the age of three years, more than 70 percent of children will have had at least one incident of earache, and about a third will have had more than three incidents. Although, what might be surprising is that earache is also the most widespread basis for children under the age of five years to be taken to the chiropractor’s office.
How Chiropractic Care Can Help Earache and Ear Infections
A pediatrician who suspects that a child with an earache has a middle ear infection will generally prescribe antibiotics as a typical course of treatment. New research, however, has ascertained that this type of treatment is often imprudent. Antibiotics are only effective against bacterial pathogens, and since the child’s middle ear infection may be caused by a virus, antibiotics are ineffectual. This may be the explanation for a child’s chronic ear infections.
One of a number of assessments that your Orlando Chiropractor can make is whether the earache or ear infection is created by irritation of the small nerves in the spine, called free nerve endings.
An aberrant tension in the small muscles of the neck is produced when these nerve endings are irritated. Pressure created on the lymphatic drainage ducts as a result of muscle tension can prevent adequate drainage from inside the ear. This problem prevents the body from naturally correcting the problem. Additionally, balance can also be affected.
Inadequate drainage of lymphatic ducts can be identifed by a chiropractor if there is more tension in the neck and paraspinal muscles on the side with the earache. The chiropractor also looks for spinal vertebrae that are either moderately out of alignment or are not moving within their normal range. This problem may have been due to any one of the many bangs, jolts and falls that the majority of children encounter in the early years of their life. Frequently, a short course of spinal adjustments and manipulation of the neck muscles can help to restore normal lymph drainage. If your child is suffering from an earache or an ear infection, contact your Orlando chiropractor as soon as possible.
Advanced Research and Guidelines
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), ear infection, the most frequent childhood disease after the common cold, accounts for nearly 30 million doctor visits every year. In addition, at least 6 million courses of antibiotics are causelessly prescribed for the condition.Just recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new guidelines for treating pediatric ear inflammation, and expressly recommended a period of “watchful waiting” since, in many cases, infections clear up on their own, without medication.
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) endorses the AAP on the guidelines and reiterates that chiropractic care is a “good first option” for treating ear infection conservatively. “Doctors of chiropractic have been treating children for decades with great success – helping them to avoid painful ear infections, antibiotic overuse and resistance, and ear tube surgery,” said ACA President Donald Krippendorf, DC. “Particularly when dealing with young children, drugs and surgery should be an absolute last resort.”
In the past sports injuries were primarily limited to professional athletes, kids participating in school sports programs, and the occasional male “weekend warrior. Today, a large number of people of both sexes and all ages are regularly active in sports and fitness activities. There are women involved traditionally men’s sports such as soccer, basketball, and kick-boxing. As a whole, most people are involved in sports like golf and tennis, and/or other healthy activities like running, aerobic classes, and weight training. Unfortunately, risk of injury is always possible with any sports activity.
Nearly all of injuries generally fit into two groups: 1) traumatic injury, such as a slip, fall, or collision and, 2) repetitive stress or overuse injury.
Traumatic Injuries
These injuries cause the debilitating difficulties often associated with trauma. As a rule injuries to the ligaments (the tissue that connects bone to bone) and to muscles are the most commonplace, however the trauma of fractures and dislocations regularly occurs in contact sports. An injury to a ligament is called a sprain, while damage to a muscle or its tendon is a strain. The most frequent areas for these types of injuries are the ankles, knees, and shoulders, nevertheless other areas can be affected including the low back and neck. Because the spinal cord and/or spinal nerves can be involved, injury to the neck and low back can be very serious.
A traumatic injury may be relatively mild, such as a “muscle pull” or ankle twist. But, some can be extremely serious and require surgery. The seriousness of the injury depends upon several factors, such as the amount of tearing of the tissues, the whereabouts of the injury, and the age of the person. Some amount of swelling occurs with almost all sprains and strains. In addition, with certain injuries, particularly those of the ankle and knee, there can be some internal bleeding as well. With all strains and sprains appropriate management is very important, especially during the initial stages of the injury to insure correct healing and protect against future disability. Attention from a competent health-care professional, such as your Orlando chiropractor, is highly expedient.
The following is an acronym for the post-injury treatment of sprains and strains specifically if no professional aid is available: PRICE
P Protect injury to prevent more damage
R Rest the injury
I Ice injury to lessen swelling, bleeding, muscle spasm, and pain
C Compress injury with a specialized support or elastic bandage to support injured tissues
E Elevate the injury, expressly when dealing with ankles and knees
Naturally it is necessary to get the injury professionally evaluated by a chiropractor, or other competent health professional, to ascertain the degree of damage. When knowledgeable management is given during the various stages of healing, most individuals who have suffered sprain and strain injuries will recover. If not carefully monitored and treated, a sprain or strain injury can result in long-lasting joint instability, painful or weak joints and muscles, and lack of mobility. A chiropractor that is trained in the care of sports injuries can deliver highly knowledgeable advice and management you’ll want to have to insure that your injury will mendl in the best possible way. Call your Orlando Chiropractor if you have sustained a traumatic injury.
Overuse or Repetitive Strain Injuries
Sports such as golf, tennis, and bowling, as well as any other activity that requires the same actions over and over are common reasons for repetitive stress injuries. Even running, especially on a treadmill, can generate such conditions.
Essentially, overuse or repetitive stress injuries come about when someone is occupied in a repetitious activity that creates a tiny strain to tissues, particularly tendons and muscles, that by itself would not create a problem, but performed many times has an accumulative effect. carpal tunnel Syndrome is one of the most common types of overuse injuries. Eventually the muscle or other affected tissue develops changes that no longer allow it to function normally, resulting in pain, stiffness and disability. There are two categories of factors that predispose a person to these types of problems: 1) Intrinsic, i.e., found within a person’s own body, and 2) Extrinsic, i.e., external factors that can generally be changed or controlled by the individual.
Some of the most prevalent intrinsic factors for injury
Age is the mostgeneral intrinsic factor for injury. The older a person is, the easier it is for that individual to get injured. Congenital abnormalities are another factor. There are those who are born with joint or muscle problems. And, lastly, previous injuries are a factor as they often keep the joints or muscles from functioning properly.
Extrinsic factors for injury
Extrinsic factors are numerous. A wrong grip size of a tennis racket, worn-out running shoes, an uneven treadmill surface, or a too-hard surface for soccer are all instances of insufficient sports equipment that can produce problems. Improper technique, like an improper golf grip or swing, can cause stress and strain injuries. All sports activities require an amount of pre-conditioning, which is why people who are out of shape who continue to extend the duration of an activity without developing slowly, as well as those who lack flexibility, are injured most often. Lack of warm-up, like stretching and appropriate preparation, is a common factor in injuries. And, finally, but perhaps surprising to some, stress is a factor. Muscles that are tense and inflexible because of stress are too tight and, therefore, unprepared for most sports activities.
It is important to remember that the majority of factors are extrinsic and, hence, they are factors that can be individually regulated. Before embarking on a new sport, or as a way to ward off injury in a current sport, it’s smart to get an evaluation of your general body condition. If you’ve been injured, it is crucial to seek out a qualified professional, like a chiropractor, to determine the nature of the injury and create a plan of care. If left untreated, an injury will not only stop a person from participating in a favorite activity, but can significantly affect someone’s life in general. Treatment such as joint manipulation, massage, bracing, and specific exercises is frequently needed to stabilize the condition. A chiropractor is and excellent source of help. Call a chiropractor if you’re either thinking of beginning a new activity, you’re feeling pain related to a current sports activity, or you’ve sustained a sports injury. Your Orlando Chiropractor has years of experience helping people just like you.
“Tennis Elbow” is the familiar name for elbow pain originating on the outside or lateral side of the elbow. This affliction occurs when an irritation or inflammation of the tendons of one or more forearm muscles at their attachment to the bony protuberance approximal to the elbow joint, known as the lateral epicondyle. The medical term for this problem is lateral epicondylitis, signifying an inflammation of the epicondyle. When the inflammation occurs on the inside, or medial side, of the elbow, the problem is frequently referred to as “Golfer’s Elbow” or medical epicondylitis. Golfer’s Elbow, however, is not as widespread as Tennis Elbow.
There are many whys and wherefores for epicondylitis – not just tennis and golf – as any activity or sport that involves repetitive gripping of objects can result in this condition. Improper wrist and arm posture while carrying heavy bags, knitting, chopping food, and/or using a computer are additional causes of “tennis” or “golfer’s” elbow. With sports, the difficulty arises when someone, who is new to a particular game, uses an awkward technique, experiments with new rackets or clubs, or increases the intensity or duration of exercise without effective preparation.
Some cases involving epicondylitis can be attributed to difficulties farther up the arm or even in the neck. If an individual has a disc problem or spinal subluxation, the nerves that give movement to the forearm muscles may become inflamed producing tense muscles and inserting undue strain on the tendon attachment(s). This makes for a predisposition to elbow pain whatever the exacerbating cause. If ignored, joints of the elbow can become subluxated further, and even arthritis can be a difficulty with the condition. Evaluation and adjustments by a qualified chiropractor, such as your Orlando chiropractor can remedy the condition and eliminate future complications.
Epicondylitis is a condition that rarely resolves of its own accord and so requires proper health management. A qualified professional such as a chiropractor can determine the exact cause of the problem and initiate the proper care and treatment. In your Orlando Chiropractor’s office this might include modalities such as ultrasound, electro-therapy, massage, hot and cold therapies, bracing, and home stretching and exercises. Chiropractic management has proved, repeatedly, to be extremely effective in the overall management of this affliction.
When the body is viewed from behind, a normal spine looks straight without much alteration from laterally.Scoliosis is a condition that is often associated with a lateral, or side-to-side, curvature of the spine.The affliction shouldn’t be confused with unsatisfactory posture, although it often gives the appearance that the patient is leaning to one side. Scoliosis is a complicated deformity that is defined by both lateral curvature and rotation of the vertebra frequently creating a characteristic “rib hump” in the mid or thoracic spine. This is caused by the vertebrae in the region of the major curve rotating toward the concavity and pushing their attached ribs posterior hence causing the distinctive rib hump seen in thoracic scoliosis. The pulmonary and cardiac functions can be impeded if the thoracic curve and rib rotation is more than 70 degrees. This amount of curve and consequential cardiac and pulmonary changes are often seen later in life in untreated severe idiopathic infantile and juvenile scoliosis patients and, quite frequently, present a threat to life.
Anatomy
If a person were to observe the trunk from a side view, the spine would disclose four normal curves: the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral. The thoracic, in the chest region, has a natural round curve, “reversed C,” called a kyphosis, while in the lower spine there is a natural “C” curve, known as swayback or lordosis. Increased kyphosis in the thoracic area is called hyperkyphosis, while heightened swayback is termed, hyperlordosis. Changes from normal that are visible from a side view regularly accompany scoliosis changes. Postural exercises can eliminate some round back deformities that are simply due to bad posture. A small number of patients with kyphosis have more rigid deformities than the postural type, which are seen in conjunction with vertebral deformity. This class of deformity, called Scheuermann’s kyphosis, is much more difficult to treat than postural kyphosis, and it’s cause is unknown.
Even a nonprofessional can help to identify a child or grownup with scoliosis simply by looking at the person in a standing position, preferably bare-chested and in briefs, and observing the following:
- One shoulder may be raised than the other.
- One scapula (shoulder blade) may be higher or more conspicuous than the other.
- With the arms hanging freely at the sides, there may be more room between the arm and the body on one side.
- One hip may seem to be raised or more pronounced than the other.
- The head is not aligned with the pelvis.
- When the person is viewed from the rear and asked to lean forward until the spine is horizontal, one side of the back looks higher than the other.
Once scoliosis is suspected, the child or adult should be sent to a healthcare professional, such as a chiropractor, for further assessment. Your Orlando chiropractor would be happy to help.
There are many different origins and many kinds of scoliosis, however the most common, by far, is Idiopathic Scoliosis, which accounts for nearly 85 % of all cases. “Idiopathic” means “no known cause” and is observed with equal prevalence in boys and girls in the mild or low curve magnitudes. This affliction can be sub-classified into infantile, juvenile and adolescent cases, depending upon the age of onset. Idiopathic Scoliosis may be caused by genetic or hereditary influences as it frequently runs in families. For reasons yet to be found, girls are five to eight times more likely than boys to have their curves develop in size and require treatment. The most common time for the development of Idiopathic Scoliosis is during adolescence when children are finishing the last major growth spurt. It is a good idea to have this age group viewed by a professional on a regular basis because young people are disinclined to allow their body to be looked at by parents or other adults.
If a scoliotic curve is found in the growing adolescent, it is very important that the curves be monitored for development by periodic examination and occasionally standing X-rays. In ninety percent of conditions, the scoliosis is mild and does not require active treatment, though| increases in spinal deformity demand evaluation to ascertain if a brace or other management is required. In a small number of people, surgical treatment may be needed.~Surgery may be needed for a small number of individuals.
Brace therapy (orthosis) is recommended for newly-diagnosed conditions of moderate scoliosis or abnormal kyphosis, as well as when an increase in scoliosis or kyphosis is discovered in both juvenile and adolescent children. There are many types of braces, all designed to prevent curves from increasing by acting as a buttress for the spine during active skeletal growth. Bracing is effective in halting curve progression in a significant number of skeletally-immature adolescents. But, braces generally won’t make the spine entirely straight, and cannot always keep a curve from increasing.
There is no simple answer for scoliosis. Most cases, even though regularly monitored, are not actively treated. Severe conditions are sometimes treated surgically, but the general medical treatment for moderate symptoms is a brace. You may want to see your Orlando chiropractor first.
Specialized exercise, electric stimulation of spinal muscles, nutritional programs, and chiropractic treatments are among many treatments offered along with bracing. It seems like the most beneficial results have been maintained with a multi-faceted approach to the care of this condition.
There are chiropractors, such as your Orlando chiropractor, that have excellent success managing scoliosis symptoms.
Along with spinal complaints, knee pain and disability is one of the most frequent dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system. Insufficient mechanics of the knee, as well as reduced foot mechanics due to foot pain frequently create painful knee conditions. Additional causes generally include overuse of the knee joint, inflammation due to arthritic changes in the joint, and traumatic injury from sports and falls.
Non-trauma knee problems: Insufficient mechanics of the knee joint and the related stress on the soft tissues of the knee are, by far, the most prevailing cause of non-traumatic pain. The patella or knee-cap is the most common area affected because many times the patella does not move properly on the femur during bending of the knee causing abnormal stress on the tendons, cartilage and ligaments. This particular condition is frequently called chondromalacia patella (CMP) or Patella Femoral Syndrome (Knee Cap Pain). This dysfunction is due to imbalances in the quadriceps muscles of the thigh that attach to and move the patella. Imbalances in the muscles having to do with knee movement often start from lower back ailments, particularly in the sacroiliac joint. Imbalances in muscle groups that join to the knee can also lead to pain and dysfunction. For example, the muscles on the inside of the thigh, when strained and tight, can create pain on the medial or inside of the knee. Faulty foot mechanics that cause gait irregularities such as pronation, are one more cause of mechanical knee pain.
Evidence of overuse includes pain during activities such as climbing stairs, running, jumping, as well as pain upon standing after prolonged sitting. Some women seem to be predisposed to painful overuse problems for anatomical reasons, however such conditions are frequently due to wearing high heels on a regular basis.
The main treatment for mechanical or overuse injuries to the knee is to re-establish proper balance of the muscles, restore proper movement to the patella and other joints of the knee, and to correct any subluxations of the sacroiliac joints and bones of the foot. In certain cases, a brace is required to aid with the adjustment of the patella or to secure the joint. Chiropractors, such as your Orlando chiropractor, are highly experienced in rendering the appropriate diagnosis and management of these conditions.
Knee problems due to trauma: Traumatic injuries often take place during sports that involve running and jumping, especially. Sprains happen when tissue is torn due to the knee being stretched or bent beyond the strength of the ligaments that hold the joint together. Strains to muscles that facilitate movement of the knee can take place when the muscles are torn during injury. As with a sprain, a muscle strain can range from a minor injury that needs little attention to a severe injury necessitating surgery. Furthermore the two special knee “cartilages” located between the tibia and femur (called the menisci), which facilitate smooth mobility and cushioning, may also be torn during traumatic injury. This serious injury often needs surgical repair, or even removal if damaged severely.
Traumatic knee injuries can produce severe pain and swelling and require prompt evaluation and attention. In the majority of cases a qualified chiropractor, such as your Orlando Chiropractor, can take excellent care of these problems, however there are some injuries that do need the craft of an orthopedic surgeon. Whatever the case, it is vital to stabilize the injured joint as soon as possible and to put ice on the injured area, if possible, until the injury can be assessed.
Conditions such as poor mechanics and problems due to overuse, as well as traumatic injuries, need to be fixed at an early stage. If not, the tissues of the knee joint, particularly the cartilage, will start to erode. Consequently the bones will rub on one another, and changes such as bone spurs can occur. This painful condition, known as degenerative joint disease or osteoarthritis, commonly increases with age. Common treatment may involve medications such as NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs). However, there are natural anti-inflammatory supplements that are highly effectual such as rosemary, glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, bioflavinoids, curcumin. Conservative treatment, such as chiropractic, can be extremely valuable in reducing the pain. Your Orlando chiropractor is will gladly discuss anti-inflammatory supplements. In addition, people can often help themselves by keeping their weight down, doing exercises (especially in the pool), and wearing cushioned shoes or insoles.