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Glucosamine for Aching Joints
Do your joints hurt? Have you stopped or restricted certain activities because of joint pain?
As a practicing chiropractor in San Diego, I treat people for joint pain everyday – sometimes even on Sunday. A growing part of my treatment recommendations is nutritional support.
Most cases of neck pain and back pain can be greatly improved just with chiropractic adjustments. However, some cases of ongoing, lingering pain – especially in weight bearing joints – such as ankles, knees, hips and spinal joints also require nutritional support and specific exercises in order to provide relief.
As with most things in life, personal experience with your own advice always gives you better perspective. Those of you who have been reading my blog posts over the last few years are aware that I had stopped running a few years ago because of ongoing ankle pain. My pain would make bearing the weight of my body nearly impossible after just a short run – less than a mile and would necessitate hours of icing in order to get me walking again.
Recently, I started taking my own advice on nutritional support for joints. On the advice of my representative from Standard Process, I began taking a supplement called Glucosamine Synergy. I also started drinking Joint Juice that I get from the local Costco.
What a difference! I am not going to make running my sole aerobic exercise but I have been able to run a few times weekly for two or three miles with no ankle pain at all.
The bottom line is that we often underestimate the value of nutritional support.
Your’s In Good Health
Dr. Jones
(619) 280-0554
www.JonesPainRelief.com
Does Chiropractic Work?
As a chiropractor, I am always asked “Does chiropractic really work?” This is an unfair and a loaded question. Chiropractic care is a very effective form of treatment for some things and not for others.
Being a Chiropractor in San Diego, I see sports related injuries all year round. Running injuries, falls from bicycles or rollerblades, golf injuries, basketball injuries – you name it and most likely we have seen it. More often than not these injuries result in typical sprain / strains that result in neck pain, back pain, sciatica etc.
The types of injuries that I just listed are a few of many joint injuries / symptoms that chiropractic care is very effective in treating. You might say that chiropractic care was made for such injuries. The reason that I say this is because of the nature of these types of injuries.
The typical sprain / strain injury usually results when a fall or an accident forces a joint through an excessive or abnormal range of motion. This type of injury stretches the ligaments and muscles that move and support the spine. The result of this type of injury is irritation and inflammation of the joint and scar tissue formation.
Without chiropractic treatment, the scar tissue from sprain / strain injuries restricts and or alters normal joint motion which can cause pain and stiffness. Chiropractic manipulations help to restore full, normal joint motion by breaking down scar tissue that would otherwise cause stiffness and pain.
Chiropractic care is an excellent form of therapy for reducing the effects of postural stress from sitting at a computer, poor lifting habits, poor posture and a variety of other stresses that we expose ourselves to on a daily basis.
So, does chiropractic work? The only way to know is go visit one and see. Chiropractors want their treatment to work and are reluctant to take on cases that may not properly respond to their therapy. No doctor that I know wants to have unsuccessful treatment sessions during the course of their work day. A good chiropractor can look at your history, perform an examination and make a sound determination on how well you will respond to care.
Here’s To Your Health
Dr. Jones