Shoulder Pain And Back Pain Treatment

Hyaluronic Acid for Frozen Shoulder Pain

Hyaluronic acid has been used for some years to treat osteoarthritis of the knee.

You can read about this on my website.

Doctors in Japan have been experimenting with using it for the treatment of frozen shoulder and are claiming good results.

It is known that hyaluronic acid can protect against damage to articular cartilage and helps to lessen friction between joint surfaces. Furthermore, it is reported that hyaluronic acid is effective for pain relief and for the risk of adhesion, and contractures of joints.

The injection of hyaluronic acid is useful for the treatment of frozen shoulder, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

You can read a great review article about frozen shoulder treatment here

Joint Pain in Golfers

Golfers often experience elbow pain, shoulder pain and back pain that experts believe could have been prevented by a proper warm-up and stretching.

Golf is often seen as a relatively safe, low-injury but repeated twisting movments can cause problems over time - as we have seen recently in several top professional golfers.

Even Tiger Woods has endured knee surgery and back spasms - and Seve Ballesteros had to give up golf because of back problems.

Just over 100,000 people seek medical treatment for golf-related injuries in any given year - according to recent statistics.

There are three common golf injuries:

Golfer's elbow - pain and tenderness felt on the inside of the elbow - usually requires anti-inflammatory drugs and a break from the sport.

Lower- and middle-back problems are often caused by muscle strain or overuse and typically treated with anti-inflammatory drugs, moist heat or physical therapy.

Golfer's shoulder - usually a rotator cuff injury - is a strain or tear in the group of muscles that surround the shoulder joint. Common in older golfers, it's often caused by overuse combined with a lack of flexibility, declining muscular strength and poor swing mechanics. Sometimes it requires surgery to repair.

Experts advise that seeing a golf pro for lessons on your technique and getting in the habit of always warming up before playing can go a long way toward preventing golf related injury.

Is Chiropractic More Effective Than Pain Killers In Treating Chronic Back Pain?

Asks Dr James Osiwala

Is Chiropractic More Effective Than Pain Killers In Treating Chronic Back Pain? Asks Dr James Osiwala

Chronic back pain is a multi-billion dollar expense in the United States. It is estimated that about 50 million Americans are living with chronic pain and two-thirds of our population will suffer from some type of acute or chronic back pain at some point of our lives.

You don't have to suffer with chronic back pain anymore says Dr. James Osiwala of Health For Life Chiropractic. The use of chiropractic has been proven to rid cases of chronic back pain.

Traditionally, Americans tend to gravitate towards medical care to treat their chronic back pain. According to a study in the fall of 2005 in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, medical and chiropractic care costs are about equal, but chiropractic care produces better results in treating chronic back pain.

According to Dr. Osiwala, "Chronic back pain is an epidemic. It affects the quality of every day life for millions of people. It is particularly frustrating to see so many suffer when a viable solution exists. Chiropractic has been shown to be 90% cheaper than surgery for back pain."Many times chronic back pain sufferers rely on over the counter or prescription pills to provide temporary relief each day. "

This is not a healthy way of dealing with chronic back pain, in fact reliance on these kinds of drugs have negative side effects on your liver, kidneys, and stomach. Use of pain killers also numb a person from warning signals given by their body. I've seen patients with acute back pain who prolong their recovery time. Instead of resting, they will get temporary pain relief from a pain killer and further strain their back muscles and ligaments, says Dr. Osiwala.

Dr. Osiwala offers his first visit free of charge to anyone looking into chiropractic and how it can help treat their chronic back pain. Dr. James Osiwala, D.C. is located at 32004 Harper Ave, St. Clair Shores, MI 48082. He can be reached by telephone at 586-296-1111.

Back Pain Disc looks a winner

Researchers in Edinburgh, Scotland are pioneering a new treatment method for patients with acute lower back pain.

They have devised a new self-help CD to tackle the effects of back pain.

The researchers are looking for volunteers to help them test the effects of the CDs on their ability to cope with their pain. The aim of the research is to help people with back trouble before it develops into a chronic condition.

They hope that teaching back pain sufferers to use relaxation skills and thinking skills may help them manage their back pain more successfully

Read more about this here

Who gets gout

Who gets gout - there are lots of myths around. Gout has been called the arthritis of the rich and the disease of the kings. People often think of gout as a problem that afflicts boozy, overweight pleasure seekers. These are all myths about gout.

Australian world cup soccer star Harry Kewell developed gout during the world cup soccer championship and has helped to dispell some of the often heard fictions about a widely misunderstood disease

So who gets gout?
There are two types of people who get gout: those who inherit a gene for it, and those that get it from drinking too much alcohol and being overweight.

If it was gout that felled the star striker — or a combination of gout, bad blisters and a chronic groin injury — then it was most likely hereditary.

Read more about gout in an athlete

Labels: arthritis, gout, joint pain