Learn the different types of arthritis and the causes, signs, symptoms, and best treatment options for arthritis in Malaysia.
Combining Chiropractic Treatment & Physiotherapy To Manage Arthritis
Arthritis is the inflammation of one or more joints in the body. Swelling and tenderness can occur in and around your joints if you have arthritis—it limits day-to-day activities, including dressing, walking, and bathing. CSC’s chiropractic and physiotherapy treatment programs for arthritis will help; call one o our centers today!
It is estimated that nearly 23% of adults in the United States have arthritis. The prevalence of this condition increases with age. The main arthritis symptoms are pain, swelling, stiffness, redness, and a drop in range of motion.
If you have arthritis, chiropractic can help. However, the chiropractor you go to must be highly experienced. The best chiropractors practice evidence-based chiropractic care. Evidence-based chiropractic care focuses on finding root causes and fixing them. Also, evidence-based chiropractors work with physiotherapists. Chiropractic Specialty Center® has the best evidence-based chiropractors. Moreover, we have top clinical physiotherapists for the spine and joint in town.
A combination of evidence-based chiropractic with clinical physiotherapy is the best treatment for arthritis pain. To recover, you will need advanced methods of chiropractic treatment. An arthritic joint is an inflamed and weak joint. The type of chiropractic treatment or physiotherapy you get is critical.
The three main chiropractic treatment methods are Gonstead, Diversified, and Activator methods. You should avoid aggressive chiropractic treatment or rotatory chiropractic treatment methods (Gonstead and Diversified). Chiropractic treatment for arthritis is superior through the Activator chiropractic methods.
What Are The Different Types Of Arthritis?
There are over 100 types of arthritis that affect joints and connective tissues. For the best treatment plan, you should first find out what type of arthritis you have. Two of the most common arthritis types are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. It is a degenerative joint disease that erodes cartilage through wear and tear. It typically affects joints within your knees, spine, hands, and knees. This condition is more common in women.
Osteoarthritis symptoms include pain, stiffness, swelling, bone spurs, tenderness, and loss of flexibility. These symptoms usually develop gradually, worsening as time passes. With osteoarthritis, joint damage is irreversible even though its symptoms can be managed.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
On the other hand, rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive inflammatory disease that causes pain and swelling in the joints and body organs such as the lungs, eyes, skin, and blood vessels. This autoimmune disease occurs when the immune system malfunctions, attacking your joint linings or the synovium.
What Are Signs & Symptoms Of Arthritis?
Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis include pain, stiffness, fever, swelling, tenderness, and joint warmth. Many people who have rheumatoid arthritis are usually fatigued. These symptoms may come and go, varying in severity.
Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis share various similarities, including stiff joints, tenderness in affected regions, and inflammation. Both OA and RA are more prevalent in women than men. OA and RA’s main difference is that OA is caused by the wear and tear of cartilage, while an autoimmune attack on joints causes RA.
What Causes Arthritis Pain?
Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis cause joint damage in distinct ways. There is no single cause linked to all arthritis-related conditions. Causes of arthritis pain vary, depending on the type of arthritis.
Various causes can result in arthritis pain, including immune system dysfunction. This is the leading cause of RA. On the flip side, injury can lead to OA. Torn cartilage, ligament injuries, and dislocated joints from sports injuries can cause arthritis pain. Knee-related trauma caused by sports injuries can be quite problematic.
You stress your joints by carrying excess pounds. If you are obese, you have a higher risk of experiencing arthritis pain. Excess weight particularly stresses your spine, hips, and knees.
Your arthritis pain may also be due to inheritance. Some arthritis types, including OA, run in families. You are more likely to experience arthritis pain if your siblings, parents, or grandparents have arthritis.
Most types of arthritis are associated with various triggers. Still, some types of arthritis are unpredictable, lacking any apparent cause. Some individuals may be more genetically predisposed to develop types of arthritis like osteoarthritis. Factors including previous injuries, smoking, infection, and physically demanding jobs can increase the risk of arthritis pain.
Challenging occupations that repetitively strain your joints may cause wear and tear. You may also develop joint pain if you kneel, squat, or climb stairs for hours. Physical labor can lead to stiffness and joint pain.
The risk of arthritis pain increases with age. Older adults are more likely to have joint problems. The symptoms of OA typically manifest once one reaches 70 years. However, arthritis pain isn’t limited to older adults. Young adults may also experience arthritis symptoms. This is often caused by trauma.
How Arthritis Leads to Bone Spurs?
Also known as osteophytes, bone spurs are smooth tiny bony projections that form in the joints. They can develop in your hands, neck, shoulders, feet, knees, spine, and hips. Bone spurs usually don’t cause problems. However, you may experience stiffness and pain if they press on nerves or nudge other bones.
The leading cause of bone spurs is joint damage from osteoarthritis. They are most common in older adults (60 years and above). Individuals with OA have a high likelihood of getting bone spurs. They develop in areas of inflammation or cartilage injury.
As you age, the wear and tear between your joints and bones within your spine increases. Stimulation of cells occurs when there is local inflammation. The body’s bones may rub directly against each other once the cartilage is worn away.
New bone material is created as your body attempts to repair broken-down cartilage. This is the body’s response to inflammation or stress. It’s the body’s way of protecting or stabilizing itself. This, in turn, ends up creating osteophytes near the damaged region. The bone spurs grow over already existing bones.
Various risk factors can lead to bone spurs’ development, including wearing tight shoes, poor posture, broken bones, and being overweight. Remember, you may not detect bone spurs for many years. Symptoms start developing when osteophytes restrict movement. You may experience pain near affected regions, numbness, and tendon tears.
What Is the Best Treatment for Arthritis?
Avoid Steroid Injections At All Costs. Steroid injection Significantly Increase Progression Of Arthritis!
Physiotherapy treatment is one of the most effective ways of easing arthritis pain. It can help reduce joint stiffness, strengthen muscles supporting your damaged joints, and enhance your range of motion. It is an efficient way to boost mobility. Physiotherapy is an efficient way to reduce joint pain for people with hip osteoarthritis.
Getting treated by an experienced CSC chiropractor is a great way to manage arthritis pain. Routine physiotherapy treatments that deliver gentle, non-invasive therapy can help relieve pain caused by arthritis. Activator chiropractic adjustments can help decrease inflammation, improve flexibility, reduce pain, and improve range of motion.
Laser therapy is a physiotherapy treatment procedure that beams light energy onto the skin to trigger a physiological reaction. Also known as low-intensity laser light therapy, this treatment can reduce inflammation and improve one’s range of motion. It is used to manage osteoarthritis or knee pain caused by an injury. Laser therapy is an effective way to treat arthritis since it is painless and has a fast recovery time.
Exercise is one of the most effective ways to improve quality of life while managing arthritis. Physical activity helps to strengthen bones and muscles while ensuring your joints are flexible. This protects the joints affected by OA. Resistance workouts can help you build strong muscles around your joints. Aerobic activities are more effective at burning calories if you are overweight. An exercise program designed by our chiropractor can help you maintain a healthy weight, thereby ensuring you put minimal stress on inflamed joints.
Shockwave therapy is a highly effective, non-invasive treatment to manage arthritis pain. It delivers targeted impulses of energy to affected tissues. This therapy helps to reduce pain and boost blood flow. Its intense shockwaves also stimulate the healing process of muscles, tendons, and bones.
The Most Effective Treatment For Joint Arthritis
As you age, the degeneration of joints and their ligaments becomes inevitable. Joint movement becomes less flexible since the cartilage becomes slimmer. Joints become stiffer as ligaments shorten and lose flexibility. Being inactive and having less physical activity as we age causes the cartilage to shrink, limiting joint mobility.
Most people who have arthritis may find it hard to perform everyday tasks. Arthritis typically affects most joints within the body. Some of the most common joints impacted by arthritis include weight-bearing joints such as the hips, feet, knees, and spine. OA can also affect non-weight-bearing joints of the upper extremity like those within the fingers. Elbows, ankles, and shoulders are other joints that arthritis can impact. An arthritic shoulder joint results from neglected shoulder injuries and damage to the rotator cuffs. An injured rotator cuff needs timely attention to prevent degenerative changes in rotator cuffs or in the shoulder joint.
Increased weight is a risk factor, making the lower extremity joints most impacted by arthritis. You have a greater risk of developing osteoarthritis if you are obese. Repeated joint stress in your job or sport can also cause OA (osteoarthritis). Metabolic diseases like diabetes may also increase your risk of developing arthritis. With chiropractic care coupled up with physiotherapy treatments, you can get the best treatment for joint arthritis.
What Causes Spinal Arthritis?
Arthritis of the spine may be caused by autoimmune disorders (spondyloarthritis), wear and tear (degenerative arthritis), or infection. Spondyloarthritis is seen in infectious forms and autoimmune types of arthritis. The degenerative arthritis of the spine is seen in patients with neck pain (cervical spondylosis), upper back pain, chronic backaches, spondylolisthesis, spondylosis, and slipped discs. In addition, degenerative arthritis of the spine is also common in patients with spinal endplate damage. End-plates of the spine provide attachment of the spinal discs to the spinal bone. The damaged endplate is a common source of backache for many. Modic Type-1 and Modic Type-2 and Type-3 are examples of endplate damage that causes pain.
Arthritis in the neck or the upper back is a leading cause f pain, numbness, and tingling in the neck, upper back & upper extremities. Neck arthritis starts with wear and tear of neck joints (cervical spondylosis) and the ligaments connecting the neck’s bones. Exessive use of cell phones, laptops, or handheld devices is the leading factor in developing cervical arthritis in otherwise healthy young adults. The culprit in cervical arthritis among the young and middle-aged is tech neck or test neck. Tech neck (text neck) is defining term for keeping the head and neck in a downward flexed position during phone or laptop use. Text neck (tech neck) is treatable, preventable, and reversible. CSC offers expert treatment for all types and causes of spinal joint degenerations or arthritis.
What Is The Best Treatment For Arthritis Of The Spine?
Pain and stiffness are the most common spinal arthritis symptoms. It occurs when the cartilage within the discs and joints in the lower back and neck breakdown. CSC provides holistic non-invasive measures that repairs damage caused by arthritis and the problematic soft tissues surrounding an arthritic joint. Our integrative methods of chiropractic & physiotherapy is award-winning. Experience clinical excellence in spine & joint care when you visit us.
Also known as lumbar arthritis, arthritis of the spine usually affects the lumbar region of the lower back. This portion of the spine is close to the pelvis. The lower back segment is the main region for lower back pain caused by spinal arthritis. Backaches are treatable even if there is arthritis. CSC acute and chronic backache treatment is through advanced methodology that repairs the damage for lasting relief.
Combining chiropractic treatment and physiotherapy can help people with lumbar arthritis gain muscle strength, reduce joint stress, supporting the spine, and manage pain. Therapy sessions can boost strength in core muscle groups, including the abdomen, back, and thighs. Strengthening these muscles ensures you achieve pain relief and stress reduction.
Do’s And Don’ts When Living With Arthritis
Arthritis has no cure. Nonetheless, this joint inflammation that affects people as they age can be managed. There are certain things you can do to make it easier to live with arthritis. Here are some Do’s and Don’ts that can help slow the progression of arthritis:
Osteoarthritis Do’s and Don’ts
- To maintain a healthy weight:
Extra pounds increase stress on your joints. Maintaining a healthy weight through diet can help reduce the load on your weight-bearing joints. - Do have a support team:
The management of osteoarthritis can feel like a daunting task if you don’t have a support team. Surround yourself with a supportive team of professionals you can trust, including your chiropractor and physiotherapist. - Warm-up before exercising:
If you have osteoarthritis, don’t just dive into workouts. Warming up makes it easier to move. You become less stiff once you warm up. Still, make sure you cool down after a workout to help your body reset. - Don’t disregard any new symptoms:
Never play down new or worsening symptoms. If the pain becomes more intense, don’t overlook it and assume everything will be fine. Talk to your chiropractor about it immediately. - Don’t engage in high-impact workouts:
Such workouts may end up harming your joints. Don’t continue doing any exercise if it causes pain.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Do’s and Don’ts
- Do rest if you feel fatigued:
You can rest for around an hour if you begin to feel tired during the afternoon. - Do make necessary pace adjustments:
For you to conserve energy, make the necessary adjustments at work and home on how you’ll complete your tasks. - Don’t overdo your exercises:
Small bits of exercise are better for workouts than overdoing your entire session. - Don’t smoke:
This may lead to stress in the connective tissues, which in turn results in more arthritis pain. - Stay away from the infamous steroid injections:
CNN news aired a report on the harmful impact of steroids on arthritic or painful joints. The report highlighted a recently published journal or Radiology linking steroid injections to rapid arthritis and degenerative changes.
CSC’s chiropractors and physiotherapists offer the best treatment options for managing the symptoms of arthritis. Physiotherapy treatment can help you achieve pain relief, improved function, and prevent joint damage. Laser therapy and shockwave therapy are some of the leading and most effective treatments in the arthritis field. Chiropractic Specialty Cetner® provides the most holistic (comprehensive) arthritis pain treatment in Malaysia. Let our experienced clinical team help manage and fix the cause of your pain today! Get treated by the top-rated chiros & physios in Malaysia today. Best of all, the arthritis pain treatment we offer is non-invasive; you don’t have to get injections or surgery.