Long-term effects of glucosamine sulphate on osteoarthritis progression Not that these results are Earth-shattering, but it’s nice to see them published in one of the major medical journals. Glucosamine and chondrotin sulfate have been used for a long time now with natural practioners. It is very effective, very inexpensive (when compared with almost any NSAID […]
Glucosamine Sulfate vs Ibuprofen for TMJ Osteoarthritis TMJ is really quite a common secondary complaint seen in many chiropractic offices. The good news is that a vast majority of these cases resolve very well with a combination of trigger point therapy to the muscles of mastication as well as the posterior cervical muscles, cervical manipulation […]
Markers of bone, cartilage, and synovial tissue w/ knee osteoarthritis More and more, a new theory of osteoarthritis is emerging–one which views OA as a systemic condition affecting the nutrition of the joints surfaces themselves. This could drastically change the way we treat OA. Current Western therapies focus only on the reduction of overall inflammation […]
Static postural sway, proprioception with knee osteoarthritis This article reveals that, in patients with knee OA they have reduced ability to balance themselves. This is the classic case where manipulative therapy shines–the adjustment actually works by firing off proprioceptors surrounding the joint–sort of a “breaking the cobwebs free” concept. Research has shown that these receptors […]
Efficacy of intra-articular sodium hyaluronate in knee osteoarthritis I still believe that this type of therapy and also future advances in cartilage transplants do hold strong hopes for the future of many advanced cases of OA. Patients in my office who have had the procedure done have had mixed results. I do think that advances […]
