Joint Pain

Many people in the United States suffer from joint pain. Whether it is from repetitive work situations, a sports injury, the onset of arthritis, or some other issue, joint pain can be debilitating.

It can decrease range of motion, affect emotional and mental health, and inhibit a person’s ability to carry out their job or exercise and participate in activities they enjoy. It can also inhibit basic activities such bathing, brushing teeth or hair, walking, and preparing food.

In addition, joint pain diseases such as arthritis are on the rise. In 2015 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported the following facts:

• By 2015 there were 54.4 million adults who have been diagnosed with arthritis by a doctor.
• 15 million Americans reported severe joint pain due to arthritis.
• By 2040, 78 million adults are expected to have arthritis that is diagnosed by a doctor.
• Almost half of people aged 65 or older have been diagnosed with arthritis.

Considering these statistics about arthritis, and the increase of other chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel, tendonitis, and degenerative conditions, it is important to find out more and what can be done naturally to combat such pain.

What Is Joint Pain?

Joint pain is the sensation of discomfort or soreness in a joint or joints of the body. Joints are the spaces or areas where two or more bones meet, such as the hip, knee, shoulder, elbow and ankle.

Joint pain can occur with or without movement and can be severe enough to limit movement. People may describe joint pain as discomfort, inflammation, increased warmth or burning, soreness, stiffness, or pain.

The joints allow our bones to move. They are made up of cartilage, ligaments, tendons, bursae (fluid-filled sacs that help cushion the joint), and the synovial membrane (lining of the joint capsule that secretes synovial fluid to lubricate the joint).

Any of the structures in a joint can become irritated or inflamed in response to a variety of mild to serious diseases, disorders or conditions.

Joint pain may last briefly or it may be chronic, which is defined as lasting more than three months.

Symptoms of Joint Pain

Joint pain may present as the following:

• Low back pain
• Shoulder pain
• Knee pain
• Wrist/Hand pain
• Hip pain
• Limited range of motion

• Stiffness
• Swelling
• Sharp stabbing pains
• Dull aches
• Throbbing pain

What Causes Joint Pain?

Joint pain has many causes.

Sudden joint pain can be due to a mild muscle or ligament sprain, bursitis, or a dislocation.

Many people don’t realize that joint pain is not always caused by a sprain or other injury.

Other common causes for joint pain include:

• Inflammation
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Lyme Disease
• Epstein-Barr Virus
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Leaky Gut
• Lupus
• Heavy Metal Toxicity

• Mold
• Thyroid Issues
• Neurological Disorders
• Food allergies /Food sensitives
• Sugar, processed foods, food additives,
• Nutritional deficiencies
• and many other factors

Other less common causes are:

• Leukemia
• Bone cancer

How We Treat Joint Pain

Our goal is not to manage chronic joint pain, but rather to identify the root causes and eliminate the pain all together.

We have a comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment that seeks to locate and treat the underlying root cause, rather than just mask the symptoms.

Treatment options for joint pain varies based on what your specific issues are.

Prolozone Therapy

If you are suffering from an acute or long term injury to a specific joint, you would be a great candidate for Prolozone Therapy.

It is used to treat degenerative arthritis, low back pain, torn ligaments, cartilage, joint issues, carpal tunnel syndrome and more.

Prolozone is a technique which requires no surgery and has no long term negative side effect. As many as 85% to 90% of people with joint pain can get complete relief with Prolozone treatment.

In most cases, between 1-6 treatments are required, separated by approximately 3-4 weeks. Over the course of treatment, people feel gradually decreasing pain and improvement of function.

In addition we also look at lifestyle factors that could have contributed, such as diet and toxic exposure, and make sure there aren’t any other contributing factors causing the joint pain.

Stubborn or Long Term Joint Pain

If your joint pain is not being caused by an obvious injury or not healing, then we will investigate further to get to the bottom of it.

Treatments could include:

• Hocatt (Ozone Steam Sauna)
• Prolozone Therapy
• Food Allergy Elimination
• Pulsed Magnetic Field Therapy
• MAS Mat (PEMF)
• Ozone Therapy
• Ultraviolet Blood Irradiation Therapy (UVBI)
• IV Therapy

• Lyme Disease Testing and Treatments
• Nutritional Testing and Treatments
• Leaky Gut Syndrome Treatments
• Heavy Metal Toxicity Therapy
• Viral Elimination
• Nutritional Supplementation
• Natural Pain Relievers