osteoarthritis and chiropractic

I have osteoarthritis in my neck moderate and mild in lower back. Can and adjusment help? will they even do an adjustment me? i seem to be losing sensativity in my legs but dont know if iy du to oa in back nad neck.any help would be great. thank you.

ve always taken my Synthroid. I never miss taking my medication. Now I have osteoarthritis and it is rapiedly getting worse. In the past year my dr has lowered my dose from .125 daily to .112. Since then I have gained weight and the arthritis in my fingers is getting worse very rapidly and I am wondering if there is a link between the two. I know that the Hashimoto's disease affects my autoimmune system do you think that it can be making my arthritis worst.

I have chronic pain because of inoperable cervical spondylosis and, polyneurapathy, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis and osteopenia. I am terribly devoted to physical rehab, diet and exercise. Still, my pain persists. This continues even with big guy opiates. My neurosurgeon suggested i learn to live with the pain. I am finding this difficult to accept, isn't there something else I can do? Yes, I like acupuncture fine but am scared of chiropractic.

Thanks for your response. I was assuming that this is sciatica and treating it with chiropractic and acupuncture. Maybe I just concluded too soon. Non-traditional medicine takes time. What does Western medicine do for sciatica? The extreme pain causes blood pressure problems, so that makes it a little scary. I have labile hypertension with reading ranging from 200 systolic to 80 systolic, so these jolts of electricity don't help.

I have pretty much no symptoms when I am somewhat active and receive Chiropractic care and when I stop I feel absolutely miserable. Has anyone else had relief from the Chiropractor with these symptoms?? I am told that he could make the disc bulge worse but I think it is ironic that i feel the worst under the advisement of no activities but PT and walking.

I've experienced lower back problems on and off for years. A recent (and my first) visit to a chiropractor has resulted in my learning that I have lumbar scoliosis and ostoearthritis. After several(5) adjustments (which would help for a bit of the day, but then I'd just feel miserable all over again) I am now experiencing tingling and numbness in mid back just under my shoulder blades like a belt across my back.

I stopped going only a few months after starting chiropractic treatment b/c the numbness and tingling was increased so much I couldn't turn my head. When I told the chiropractor about this she started to only use this clicker thing, but I still felt worse than I did before I went to her. I appreciate you telling me that b/c it confirms what I wondered and now I know I must've made the right decision discontinuing chiropractic.

Some people get chiropractic adjustments for symptomatic relief. In other words, they have an ache or pain of some kind and chiropractic care offers them relief. Other people choose to get adjusted for wellness reasons. The improved motion, flexibility, and overall well-being they notice after the adjustments motivates them to continue receiving care on an elective basis. Ultimately, the answer to your question depends on why you're receiving the care you're receiving.

I am 27 weeks and having terrible back pain. I am going to try chiropractic any thoughts? My chiro has experience with pregnant woman and my ob says it is fine.

Well depression and pain go together as well as anxiety. I have myofascial pain as well and osteophytes. I'm sorry about the fractures. Can you take fosamax? I'm glad the epidural block helped so much. PT just damaged me more. Accuputure didn't help much. I understand you wanting to help yourself . I can't get dressed on my own yet and have no pain meds. I was on many things and really bad reaction to them . I have to ask my husband for help all the time and he is tired.

My understanding is that Chiari and chiropractic care do not mix. My neurosurgeon told me that having a chiropractor adjust your neck when you have Chiari "is like standing on the edge of a tiger pit and having someone give you a push." I also had a chiropractor tell me that chiropractic care in the neck area is contraindicated for those with Chiari.

I have scoliosis (known for many years now) and I have osteoarthritis in my c-spine due to bad posture and years of cracking my neck.

I've had mri's of my spine and shows osteoarthritis with bone spurs in cervical thoracic and lumbar. This was done in 2007 (i was 35), now i have this horrible tendonitis in both wrists and i'm on prednisone. Could this be related to the arthritis? i'm seeing an ortho but he doesn't know about the osteoarthritis (i was just rereading my reports and it jumped out at me). What should i expect with this diagnosis?

I have Osteoarthritis and it is getting worse. I taken Celebrex, Norco, Tramadol and Vicopren. None of these are working. I don't have insurance and go to a public health clinic. They don't seem to know what to do. Could you please advise me on what I can take that will help with the chronic pain and will be inexpensive.

The other knee was about to be replaced in 2012 and an emergency came in and my OP was postponed.I took up hill walking, despite it hurt, aquafit twice a week and swimming lengths (not breaststroke!) - which my consultant had suggested before first knee OP, and my knee (despite being in a worse arthritic state than the first knee before OP!) improved - I don't have pain, or instability anymore!

I have a question about Osteoarthritis and the pain that comes with it. Last November I had 5, 6, and 7 upper vertebra fused together and feel so much better in that way BUT i can't take anti inflammatory medications for my Osteoarthritis, Tylenol doesn't even help a bit and non of the arthritis over the counter meds help either. My question is... is there a non narcotic pain medication that I can take every day? I am 45 years old and very healthy besides my arthritis. thank you!

t tried it myself yet, only because I HATE taking pills, but have heard a few success stories about Glucosamine and Chondroitin. Another thing you can do is start physical therapy. Strengthening the muscles and tendons around the joints helps to slow the degenerative changes.

t expecting that especially @ 32 with a 4 yr old and 7 month old!! Anyways, he adviced pain meds and synvisc-one injections until we couldn't control the pain enough. I tried the injections. I won't lie the are a bit painful. My right one was just uncomfortable. The left one hurt way worse. I have no idea why but it even swelled up and I had to stay off it about 24 hours b/c of all the fluid on it.

I am afraid that I have developed osteoarthritis in my hands, esp. in the thumb joint. I experience pain up to 5 on 1/10 scale, but not swelling. After I ride my bike my hands hurt for several days, maybe the handlebar is too big around. The symptoms developed shortly after I broke my wrist (Collies fracture) two years ago. I realize that if I have this problem it isn't going away. How do I keep the damage to a miminim? I use Ibuprofen for pain with fair results.

i was also wondering about the osteoarthritis as my dr told me that i have severe degenerative osteoarthritis of the lower spine (I forgot the numbers), hips, left shoulder and both feet. I had major surgery last summer and mesh was used to attach part of my bowel to my spine. My dr figures that this may have jump-started the arthritis issues. Currently i have probs walking, bending and overall it hurts to be on my feet for more than 20 mins at a time.

I visited after a new chiropractic specialist (he is MD also) and told me that maybe the chiropractic practic left my spine not aligned and this is the reason of my dizzines. I am now planning a secon set of sessions with this new Dr but I am a little scared of the risks involved. Do I have to put me on chiro again? or my arthrosis is a risk factor? Thanks for your input.

Does osteoarthritis generally cause an elevated Sed Rate and and elevated C-Reactive Protein? Anyone have these tests elevated with your condition? Thanks!

Hi,thanks in advance for any responses...much appreciated and my drs. do not know. I've been menopausal since Nov.2011(my last period) and I've been diag.hypothyr.about 3-5 yrs. I'm currently on estrogen patch+progesterone+150 mcg synthroid. Wondering if anyone has had experience with hip (actually where the leg and hip meet)pain that disturbs their sleep? Also on another note wondering the best labs to target any such problems,whether hormone or thyroid related.

I have been a Chiropractic Physician for 30 years and EVERYDAY I help people with your type of complaints. I really would suggest you get to a Doctor of Chiropractic and see what can be done. Look at http://www.chiropracticcareinformation.com and if you want a great local doctor of Chiropractic go to http://www.bit.ly/findadocb thisis the database for members of the American Chiropractic Association. The National Association website is http://www.acatoday.org Good Luck.

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