Osteoarthritis and chiropractic care

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Chiropractic care • Chiropractic is a natural form of health care that uses spinal adjustments to correct misalignments and restore proper function to the nervous system, helping your body to heal naturally. Chiropractic doesn't use drugs or surgery. • Chiropractic care is used most often to treat neuro musculoskeletal complaints, including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, pain in the joints of the arms or legs, and headaches.


Benefits Of Chiropractic • Chiropractic was significantly more effective in reducing pain than moist heat alone, even though both treatments reduced pain to some degree. • The study examined right and left lateral flexion, average flexion, and average extension. “Chiropractic care plus moist heat is more effective than moist heat alone for improving ROM, as measured by these particular tests.” • Chiropractic care was also more effective in improving daily activities, while moist heat alone did not improve activities of daily living.


Study • The study found significant improvements in the patients who were given the chiropractic, as illustrated by the following graph that shows average extension of the spine measured at each evaluation point:


• Its found that chiropractic care was significantly better than moist heat alone for the treatment of OA. • The moist heat did improve low back pain, there is a more rapid and greater decline in pain under the treatment condition than with moist heat alone. • The chiropractic treatment group also showed a more rapid and greater increase in range and flexion scores.


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