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What is Arthritis?What is Arthritis?

The term The term arthritisarthritis encompasses a encompasses a range of conditions range of conditions affecting the jointsaffecting the joints

Arthritis is a Arthritis is a painful condition painful condition that can interfere that can interfere with quality of lifewith quality of life


The Dangers of PainkillersThe Dangers of Painkillers

Painkillers may provide temporary Painkillers may provide temporary relief but carry many potential relief but carry many potential risks:risks:

Paracetamol Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is (acetaminophen) is linked to linked to hypertension, and hypertension, and overdose causes overdose causes liver failureliver failure


The Dangers of PainkillersThe Dangers of Painkillers

NSAIDs can cause NSAIDs can cause peptic ulcers and peptic ulcers and increased danger of increased danger of heart attackheart attack

Opioids commonly Opioids commonly cause constipation, cause constipation, nausea and nausea and drowsiness and are drowsiness and are highly addictive highly addictive


Chiropractic and ArthritisChiropractic and Arthritis

Chiropractic can ease arthritis by Chiropractic can ease arthritis by relieving pain from other relieving pain from other disorders disorders



Chiropractors treat Chiropractors treat vertebral vertebral subluxationssubluxations, spinal , spinal dysfunctions that dysfunctions that can cause can cause musculoskeletal musculoskeletal pain.pain.



A recent study shows A recent study shows chiropractic care helps chiropractic care helps arthritis patientsarthritis patients

250 osteoarthritis patients got 250 osteoarthritis patients got moist heat therapy alone or plus moist heat therapy alone or plus chiropractic over several weekschiropractic over several weeks

The chiropractic group The chiropractic group experienced faster and more pain experienced faster and more pain reduction, better range of motion, reduction, better range of motion, and more ease in daily living and more ease in daily living activities activities


More Ways to Fight ArthritisMore Ways to Fight Arthritis

reducing joint pain and stiffnessreducing joint pain and stiffness

strengthening muscles around jointsstrengthening muscles around joints

increasing flexibility and enduranceincreasing flexibility and endurance

counteracting inflammationcounteracting inflammation

Regular cardiovascular, Regular cardiovascular, resistance, resistance, and stretching exercises also and stretching exercises also relieve symptoms of arthritis by:relieve symptoms of arthritis by:



A balanced diet A balanced diet supports overall supports overall wellness & deters wellness & deters complications complications related related to obesityto obesity

Poor vitamin intake Poor vitamin intake can hasten can hasten progression of progression of osteoarthritisosteoarthritis



Helpful supplements for arthritis Helpful supplements for arthritis include:include:

glucosamine suplhateglucosamine suplhatediacereindiacereingreen teagreen teagingergingerturmericturmeric



Other promising therapies Other promising therapies include:include:

massagemassage acupunctureacupuncture transcutaneous electrical transcutaneous electrical

nerve stimulationnerve stimulation


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