When many people think of chiropractic care, they often associate it only with neck or back pain. However a skilled doctor of chiropractic can help with many issues of the joints such as carpal tunnel, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, trigger finger, ankle and foot issues as well as knee pain. When our joints become stiff or painful to move, further injury can happen and cause hindrance to our day-to-day lives. Specific adjustments to those joints may provide great relief, however it is also just as important to look to the spine for issues that may be contributing to joint disease or deterioration. Take for instance adhesive capsulitis (or frozen shoulder). This is characterized by stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint that restricts both passive and active ranges of motion. It is often very painful, that can come on quickly and sometimes seems out of nowhere. A recent study of a 69-year old woman with frozen shoulder after an arm fracture due to a fall sought chiropractic care to relieve her constant pain in her neck and shoulder. Many subluxations were found in her neck and spine that were causing her shoulder to not heal correctly after her fall. This resulted in extreme joint inflammation and pain. With chiropractic adjustments, the shoulder began to heal and the patient reported significant decrease in pain in the neck and shoulder as well as improvements to her sleep, range of motion, higher energy levels, and an overall increased sense of well-being! Similar improvements have been documented for grip strength, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel relief, and trigger finger all due to chiropractic adjustments! These studies suggest that subluxations in the neck may be a contributing factor to joint mobility issues. Find the cause of your joint issues, don't just live with pain! Relief is possible if you search hard enough for the cause.
Yours in health,
Shaw, Y., BSc (Chiro). Throp, I., BSc (chiro), & Cade, A., MHSc, DICCP, BSc (Chiro), BSc3. (2020). Improvement in Adhesive Capsulitis in a 69-Year-Old Female Undergoing Chiropractic Care for the Reduction of Vertebral Subluxation:A Case Study. A. Vertebral Subluxation Res, 126-130.
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