{"id":702,"date":"2022-10-19T23:41:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T23:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/?p=702"},"modified":"2022-10-19T23:41:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T23:41:12","slug":"can-chiropractic-care-help-with-arthritis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/can-chiropractic-care-help-with-arthritis\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Chiropractic Care Help With Arthritis?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>About Arthritis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arthritis is an inflammatory condition that swells up areas especially joints of the body. It is common to feel soreness and a loss of overall mobility within the joint. As people age arthritis worsens overtime and can have an affect on a persons overall functionality. There are many different types of arthritis ranging from autoimmune to inflammatory arthritis each with their own symptomatology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog we will be talking about the basics of arthritis and how our team of chiropractors can help those suffering with arthritis!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Arthritic Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Stiffness in the morning<\/li><li>Soreness within joints<\/li><li>Swelling in areas of concern<\/li><li>Degeneration of bone<\/li><li>Muscle Weakness<\/li><li>Fatigue<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>What Causes Arthritis?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arthritis is caused by the bodies autoimmune system attacking itself. Usually it can be a genetic health concern although it can occur from other problems such as gout. The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis which causes bone degeneration and is more <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/?s=chiropractic+care\">common in females<\/a>. Usually stressors from work and prolonged activities can have an effect on joint inflammation although the driving force of arthritis always comes down to the overuse of joints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Can Chiropractic Care Help?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Short, Yes! <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/benefits-of-chiropractic-care\/\">Chiropractic Care<\/a> is a great way to help manage flareups especially with the surrounding musculature of the painful joint. <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-to-find-a-great-chiropractor\/\">Chiropractors<\/a> are able to mobilise areas and enhance overall mobility in the affect region. It is to be noted that although symptoms may not go away for ever the function of the body would be a key change with the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/why-chiropractic\">chiropractic care<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are someone who is suffering from arthritis\u00a0or may think you are someone suffering from changes due to your posture! You can always\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/contact\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0or book online @\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now\">https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/what-to-expect-on-your-first-chiropractic-visit\/\">first chiropractic visit<\/a>,&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/about\">our team<\/a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/broadmeadows\">chiropractors<\/a>&nbsp;visit the links attached!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*You Can Visit Us At Any Of Our 3 Locations \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/broadmeadows-chiropractor\">Broadmeadows<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/westmeadows-chiropractor\">Westmeadows<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/fawkner-chiropractor\">Fawkner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=427%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"TMClogo.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?w=854&amp;ssl=1 854w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=768%2C324&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/\">themelbournechiropractor.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Arthritis Arthritis is an inflammatory condition that swells up areas especially joints of the body. It is common to feel soreness and a loss of overall mobility within the joint. As people age arthritis worsens overtime and can have an affect on a persons overall functionality. There are many different types of arthritis ranging [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[28,215,216,213,30,35,214,113,29,27,25],"class_list":["post-702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-acute-pain","tag-all-about-arthritis","tag-arthritic-symptoms","tag-arthritis","tag-benefits-of-chiropractic","tag-broadmeadows-chiopractor","tag-chiro-blog","tag-chiropractic-blog","tag-chiropractic-care","tag-chronic-pain","tag-joint-pain"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Arthritis-In-Hand.jpg?fit=960%2C540&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":143,"url":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-can-a-chiropractor-help-with-joint-pain\/","url_meta":{"origin":702,"position":0},"title":"How Can a Chiropractor Help with Joint Pain?","date":"6 March 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"What causes joint pain? 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