In this article, we would like to discuss what arthritis is, the types of arthritis that exist, arthritis symptoms, and arthritis causes. Then we would like to discuss a natural procedure called Upper Cervical Chiropractic that can help your body function better and increase the body’s natural healing response.
Arthritis Symptoms
The most common symptoms of arthritis are as follows:
• Arthritis Pain types: can be intermittent or sharp
• Pain circumstances: can occur while sitting
• Muscular: decreased range of motion, difficulty walking, or muscle weakness
• Joints: stiffness, tenderness, or swelling
• Whole-body: fatigue or malaise
• Hand: bump on the finger or bony outgrowth in fingers or toes
• Also common: flare, physical deformity, redness, stiff neck, or arthritis in the back.
Arthritis Medication
There are over 20 different types of medication that are prescribed for arthritis conditions. Arthritis medications generally are analgesic (painkilling) or anti-inflammatory. These medications treat the symptom and may give arthritis relief, but they do not ask the question of what causes arthritis and therefore do not help the body recover from the arthritis condition. In a minute we will discuss a natural healing procedure you can employ that can help the body recover lost health.
Cause of Arthritis
The cause of arthritis can be multifactorial. Arthritis in the neck and arthritis in the spine is commonly the body's attempt at adapting to whiplash injury. When there is upper neck spinal misalignment this causes postural imbalance throughout the spine. When there is a postural imbalance the weight distribution of the body is also imbalanced. As a result, some joints bear more weight than others and over time the joints are damaged and can become inflamed. The body then tries to deal with the inflammation and increased spinal wear by creating calcification at the inflammatory sites. This is often referred to as osteoarthritis. This can often be prevented by regular Blair Upper Cervical chiropractic care over a person’s life.
When an injury occurs, if it is taken care of at the time of injury postural imbalance is minimized and long-term arthritis prevention can be achieved. Of course, none of us will live forever, and spine wear and tear is part of life. But long-term upper cervical chiropractic visits are one of the best things you can do to help keep your spine healthy and minimize arthritis from developing in the first place.
Natural Arthritis Healing Procedure - Upper Cervical Chiropractic
The central nervous system controls and coordinates every cell in the human body. The function is health. If the body is functioning at 100 percent, it is healthy. Loss of function leads to health problems. What can cause a loss of function in the human body? Structural misalignments can cause interference to the central nervous system. The head weighs 10-12 pounds and rests on the first cervical vertebrae, the atlas, which weighs two ounces. This junction between the head and neck is the most susceptible area of the human spine to spinal misalignment. Injuries such as car accidents, sports injuries, and other blunt trauma can set the stage for long-term functional losses in the body. Blair upper cervical chiropractors are specially trained to correct spinal misalignment in the upper cervical spine. Normally structural alignment in the neck allows the central nervous system to function at a higher potential which can allow the body to heal and repair damage to its physiology.
Anyone suffering from arthritis or any other health condition should have their upper cervical spine checked to ensure their body is functioning at its optimum. This is a common-sense health procedure that can pay huge health dividends. It can also be used for arthritis prevention. We should have our spines checked before symptoms occur. True health care is being proactive about health. Having healthy habits over the long term that are consistently employed whether we are symptomatic or not is good health care.
What is Upper Cervical Chiropractic?
Blair Upper Cervical Chiropractors are well-trained specialty doctors who focus ALL of their attention on the relationship of the skull, atlas, axis, and relationship to the brainstem and associated spinal nerves. The Blair Upper Cervical Doctor runs a battery of tests to locate spinal cord pressure and interference resulting from spinal misalignment. Once the patient is determined in having spinal misalignment precise imaging is taken to using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) or digital x-ray to visualize the joints and how they fit. Each joint in the upper cervical spine fits as a mirror image of the other. If spinal misalignment exists by viewing each joint the doctor can determine exactly how the vertebrae have misaligned from normal and determine the angulation of the joint. This information, which is unique to everyone, is then used in making a precise spinal correction without using any twisting, popping, or pulling.
The goal of the care is to stabilize the biomechanics of the upper cervical spine, so the central nervous system can function without structural interference. The correction of the upper cervical spine allows the central nervous system to function normally. While Blair Upper Cervical Care is NOT a cure-all for arthritis it can help improve the quality of life for the person affected and in some cases halt or correct certain types of arthritis.
