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SHOULDER ARTHRITIS
Osteoarthritis of the
shoulder
is characterized by the destruction of the protective
cartilage in the
joint, resulting in painful and restricted motion. Arthritis does not affect
the shoulder
joint as often as it does large weight-bearing joints, such as
the
hip and knee. With the shoulder, there is usually a history of injury or
trauma to the shoulder or previous surgery.
While x-rays can confirm the
presence of osteoarthritis in the shoulder, they cannot confirm the most
common unseen culprit to the development of arthritis, chronic
ligamentous
laxity.
Following an injury to the
shoulder, damaged
ligaments may go undetected. The excessive play in the
joint may result in the development of
bone spurs, which is
the body's way of reducing joint motion. Remember, that if the physician
tells you that a bone spur is found on x-ray, it almost universally
means that there is
ligament laxity. The orthopedic surgeon may
convince the patient that the spur must be surgically removed. This, however,
does nothing to remove the cause of the spur. This whole situation can be
prevented if proper shoulder management is followed by the treatment of
ligamentous injuries with
Prolotherapy, because the cause of the spurs is
addressed.
Prolotherapy is an excellent
treatment for ligamentous laxity that leads to osteoarthritis. As with most
disease states, catching the problem early is the smart thing to do. Severe
or late-stage osteoarthritis of the shoulder can be improved with
Prolotherapy injections,
(Watch where do
Prolotherapy injections go and do they hurt?) but results are less dramatic because of the
permanent destruction of cartilage. In this situation it can provide
some pain relief, but often natural medicine treatments are also needed.
Using the natural medicine approach, in conjunction with Prolotherapy, has
allowed many people to avoid total joint replacements.
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