Subluxation and Osteoarthritis

Barton Chiropractic in Concord utilizes gentle adjusting techniques

At Barton Chiropractic in Concord our gentle adjusting techniques have been shown to not only slow down the progression of degenerative changes, but also decrease the symptoms associated with degenerative arthritis.

Arthritis is considered the leading cause of disability among adults in the United States today and contributes substantially to the rising cost of health care. Everyone always addresses the pain but never the cause. To me this is like having a dirty litter box in your house and spraying more room freshner. It makes no sense.

The research paper below proves that when a vertebra is stuck out of place, that joint began to break down and degenerate, while the joints that moved remained healthy. The type of breakdown that the researchers found in the fixated joints was the same as in osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis. They also found that the longer the joint did not move, the more degenerative arthritic changes it showed.

Degenerative Changes Following Spinal Fixation in a Small Animal Model. G.Cramer, J.Fournier, et al. J. of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Vol. 27 # 3, Pgs. 141-154

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate changes of the lumbar vertebral column following fixation.

Design: Using an established small animal (rat) model of spinal fixation (hypomobility), 3 contiguous lumbar segments (L4, L5, L6) were fixed with a specially engineered vertebral fixation device. Spinal segments of control rats were compared with those of animals with 1, 4, or 8 weeks of fixation. Subgroups of these fixation animals subsequently had the fixation device removed for 1, 2, 4, 8, or 12 weeks to evaluate the effects of attempting to reestablish normal forces to the vertebral segments following hypomobility.

Conclusion: These findings indicate that fixation (hypomobility) results in time-dependent degenerative changes of the Z joints.

 

Barton Chiropractic in Concord utilizes gentle adjusting techniques that have been proven to restore motion to the individual joints.

 

It makes sense to me that if you are suffering from arthritis, and Barton Chiropractic can remove the joint fixation, nerve interference and restore normal joint function, we can help you! We are not just A Chiropractor in Concord, we are "Your Chiropractor in Concord".

 

One of the great things about our office is that we never charge anyone to sit down and talk to one of our doctors. If you would like to find out how Chiropractic can help with your pain, contact our office at 925 685-2002 to schedule a free consultation, or click Concord Chiropractic to visit one of our websites.