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 in an attempt to control pain in the joint and does absolutely nothing to affect the nutrition of the joint surfaces themselves. Besides nutritional therapies to support health cartilage function, chiropractic physicians for years have known that manipulation increases the exchange of fluids out of and into the avascular joint surfaces.
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