It is well understood that exercise will provide pain reduction typically for those suffering from degenerative arthritis and might prevent the need for therapy at a pain clinic Arizona. The theory is that exercise builds up the muscles around the affected joints and help unload the damaged joint.
A new study from Duke U. has actually shown that exercise provides a great treatment for arthritis pain even if it does not end up with weight reduction. The study included mice, no humans. One group was fed a diet that high in fat and they developed DJD in joints. After that point, slight activity was started in their routine and it was noted that the symptoms lessened even without weight loss
So even if extra weight ends up in arthritis pain, this study showed that pain relief can be achieved with regular exercise even without weight loss. Blood tests achieved on the mice showed increased levels of cytokines. There are several types of cytokines that exists, some of which are anti-inflammatory and others actually lead to arthritis. A sufficient amount of exercise can alter cytokine interaction and hence alter the presence of DJD.
The study is very interesting – it is the first one in a long time to add to some of the knowledge we have with regards to exercise and DJD. When individuals begin to develop osteoarthritis, it is common for them to avoid exercise because of the pain. Actually, a lot of sufferers find that regular physical activity can reduce the joint pain from arthritis and also reduce the need for narcotics and other pain medicines at an Arizona pain clinic.
The bottom line is that a joint replacement is a quality-of-life surgery and should only be done after considerable conservative treatment including exercise is attempted and maybe treatment with chiropractors Phoenix. Hopefully the Duke study will lead to further studies in humans that will produce more knowledge regarding the effect of cytokines on osteoarthritis.
If you are having significant arthritis pain and exercise is not providing complete relief, Preferred Pain Center is a comprehensive Phoenix Pain Center. We have chiropractors Phoenix AZ and Arizona pain doctors who can help. We have a 24 hour Guarantee and have award winning doctors!
Obesity is a verifiable epidemic in the US. It is estimated that over 60% of US adults are either overweight or obese. Hiring a weight loss health coach to help with losing weight may give individuals the extra edge necessary for success.
Health issues that can result from being obese or overweight include depression, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, strokes, infertility, gallstones, bladder control issues, diabetes, back, neck, and joint pain. It may require a visit to an Arizona Pain Center. Along with those issues, obesity has a link to multiple cancer types including breast, colon, endometrial, and prostate cancer. Obesity increases health care costs by over 35%.
It is well known that dieting may initially work, but most diets do not work in the long run. Will power is a finicky thing. A health care coach is a knowledgeable, caring, compassionate consultant who assists you in a one on status assisting your road towards better health and lasting Arizona weight loss. You obtain support throughout the journey at each step, and it teaches you habits to support a result that lasts. If one is going to drop lots of weight for better self esteem, health, and appearance, why not make sure the weight loss sticks?
Health coaches typically have been in your shoes and lost a lot of weight themselves with lasting results. They understand what you’re going through and are committed to helping you reach your goal too.
Having a health coach for weight loss phoenix is no different than enlisting the services of a personal trainer at the gym. Sure you could work out yourself, but do you? A personal trainer gives you the extra push to show up and do the work to achieve optimal health. A health coach achieves the same goal figuratively, by requiring you to “show up” and make better dietary choices and also providing the tools to go on once the weight loss happens.
Preferred Pain Center works with Laurie Fields, who is a Take Shape for Life Health Coach providing Phoenix Weight Loss services. For a free consultation please call (602) 507-6550 TODAY!
Back pain is extremely common in the US. 80% of Americans will suffer from low back pain at some point, and fortunately 90% of that pain will go away within 6 to 8 weeks.
Traditional treatments that are prescribed for back pain include those that are taught by traditional medical school training. These include physical therapy, pain medication, muscle relaxers, spinal injections. For the purposes of this article, I will refer to traditional treatments as those maintaining substantial body of research supporting their use. We know physical therapy, medication, and spinal injections are supported in the literature.
However, there are plenty of treatment options that are considered alternative (non-traditional), simply because either the research is not conclusive or they are not taught in traditional medical school training. One of these treatment options is chiropractic care. There happens to be plenty of research supporting chiropractic care, however, traditional medical school training often times doesn’t portray this correctly. Despite this, chiropractic treatment has achieved mainstream public utilization with insurance companies regularly reimbursing for it.
Spinal back bracing is a treatment that does not have overwhelming support in the literature. Anecdotally, however, patients may get excellent short term relief with bracing. Especially if the back pain is acute and the patient needs to remain active. Long term continuous back bracing should be discouraged, as it may actually weaken the paraspinal muscles since the patient doesn’t use them as much with the brace on.
Another treatment with questionable research support is TENS units. Standing for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, TENS machines involve placing electrode pads on the skin and having an electrical impulse go through the skin. This can alter the way the brain perceives pain signals and give substantial pain relief to patients.
And let’s not forget spinal decompression treatment. It costs less than 5% of a typical spinal surgery, and may provide safe, effective pain relief. There actually is a decent amount of research supporting it, but not what’s called Level 1 research. Level 1 research involves large numbers of patients randomly placed into groups in a prospective research protocol. The research for spinal decompression involves significant patient numbers and showed over an 80% satisfactory result in numerous studies, but the studies were not randomized and prospective.
It may take back pain treatments that are alternative as compared to traditional to fully achieve the back pain relief being sought.
David L. Greene, MD, Phoenix, AZ is CEO of Preferred Pain Center which serves the Phoenix and Scottsdale, AZ metropolitan and surrounding areas. He can be reached at dgreene@preferredpaincenter.com and (602) 507-6550.
Preferred Pain Center is a Comprehensive Scottsdale Pain Center including Medical and Interventional Pain Management, Phoenix Chiropractor Treatment, Physical Therapy, Spinal Decompression Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, and Manipulation Under Anesthesia.
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