HOPE FOR KNEE AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS:
Distraction and Patient Education and Exercise
Osteoarthritis in the knee and hip are known
and growing concerns as our society gets older…around the world. Today, Canada is reviewing the “Good Life with Osteoarthritis
in Demark” (GLAD) program for knee and hip
osteoarthritis. The program incorporates manual therapy,
exercise and patient education. (1) One GLAD study had patients attend 2-3 patient education classes and 12
supervised exercise sessions over the course of 8 weeks, patients’
pain intensity improved 26-33%, walking speed got better
by 8-12%, chair standability improved 18-30%,
and joint-related quality of life got better by 12-26%. (2) (Another
study utilized MRI to determine the thickness of
knee joint cartilage after knee joint distraction
to document that it increased with treatment bringing
about significant short- and long-term cartilage regeneration
up to 10 years after treatment. (3) This was done
with young people, but it is hopeful!) Back in 2017, a Canadian
chiropractor described the benefit
of his utilization of Cox® flexion-distraction-principle-based
distraction to the osteoarthritic knee, and the success he’s seen
in his patients. Overall (acute and chronic patients together),
patients reported a mean visual analog scale score drop
from 7.7 to 1.8 in 3 weeks and 5.3 treatments. Acute knee OA
patients’ scores dropped from 8.1 to 1.1 in 4.8
treatments in 2.4 weeks. Chronic patients’ scores dropped
from 7.5 to 2.2 in 3.3 weeks and 5.4 treatments. (4) Chiropractors like yours
at The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR are ahead of the curve with their modified Cox® Technic
principles-based-flexion-distraction-approach to knee osteoarthritis. New
protocols for use in hip OA are also in development. Talk with us
today about how distraction treatment may help your Colorado Springs
osteoarthritis of the hip and knee!
HOPE FOR DEGENERATED
DISCS: Chondroitin Sulfate
Back pain treatment
approaches from
surgery to manual therapy to exercise to nutrition flourish while
back pain continues. Injecting hyaluronic acid hydrogel is showing
some potential as it is shown to curb
the loss of disc height, stimulate tissue hydration for disc
repair, and lower inflammation and innervation to ward
off more disc degeneration. (5) The nutritional approach continues
to show promise for back pain sufferers as the disc matrix
components are identified, two key components
being chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan and hyaluronan. Making chondroitin sulfate
available to the disc as well as controlling the
hydrostatic pressure of the disc is valuable.
(6) Cox® Technic is shown to drop intradiscal
pressure, so combining it with chondroitin sulfate may be, too. Are
you taking yours? You may want
to think about including a disc supplement that
has chondroitin sulfate to your schedule after we
talk. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR is ready!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox
on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael
Johnson as he discusses the
role of chondroitin sulfate in the health,
degeneration and possible regeneration of the intervertebral disc
and in the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
CONTACT The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
Schedule your next Colorado Springs chiropractic appointment
with The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR. See you then!
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