Bolt Chiropractic » hip pain http://www.oxnardchiropractor.net Get Your Life Back Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 You Can’t Afford to Injure Your Joints http://www.oxnardchiropractor.net/chiropractic/you-cant-afford-to-injure-your-joints http://www.oxnardchiropractor.net/chiropractic/you-cant-afford-to-injure-your-joints#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:13:06 +0000 Oxnard Chiropractor http://www.oxnardchiropractor.net/chiropractic/you-cant-afford-to-injure-your-joints I just read an interesting article in the health section of newyorktimes.com about the “financial” benefits of protecting your joints. As a chiropractor, when it comes to the health of the joints of the musculoskeletal system, protecting the joints from injury and unnecessary wear and tear are key to preventing painful and often debilitating problems as our body ages. As I mentioned in past articles, degenerative arthritis can be appreciably decreased and even avoided with proper education, exercise, and treatment. However, I have found that, unfortunately, it’s hard for people to “get motivated” now to do something about potential problems. But, adding a financial incentive may just do the trick!

Did you know that more than 400,000 people a year have one or more hips or knees replaced? And, did you know that the cost for a new hip or knee is $30,000 to $40,000? Even if you have insurance, your out-of-pocket expenses can still be quite substantial, especially when you include the cost of days off from work.

The article offered several “preventative measures” that might help your joints to stay healthy longer. And, with the exception of its suggestion that glucosamine and chondroitin “probably are of limited benefit,” I am in agreement with the article’s joint protection suggestions.

  • control your weight
  • stay active in “low impact” exercise and sports
  • try to avoid injury
  • get fit
  • be skeptical*

The article in its entirety is well worth the read (and implementation), even if your current motivation is a only financial one. Click on the link for more information.

* I have witnessed the highly beneficial results of glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation.

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]]> http://www.oxnardchiropractor.net/chiropractic/you-cant-afford-to-injure-your-joints/feed 0 Your Chiropractor in Oxnard Can Help You to Stop Suffering From Hip Pain Now! http://www.oxnardchiropractor.net/hip-pain/chiropractic-oxnard-stop-suffering-from-hip-pain-now http://www.oxnardchiropractor.net/hip-pain/chiropractic-oxnard-stop-suffering-from-hip-pain-now#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:29:23 +0000 admin http://www.chiropracticoxnard.com/?p=91 Dr. Donald Bolt, your Oxnard Chiropractor,  wants to help you stop suffering from hip pain as soon as possible.  He’s well aware that your hip pain most likely wakes you up in the night and makes it impossible for you to get a good night’s sleep. He also knows that when you get up in the morning, or when you get out of your car, you’re probably stiff and find it initially difficult to move your legs,  and that when you do finally move, you experience pain in one or both hips whenever you twist or rotate them or when you cross your legs.  How does Dr. Bolt know all this? He’s relieved the hip pain of hundreds of patients with these complaints. If all of the symptoms just mentioned sound familiar to you,  it is likely that you have imbalances and alignment problems in your lower extremities that, in addition to generating hip pain, can in the course of time produce degenerative joint disease in your hips if not treated.

Even though hip pain and related problems commonly point to age-related degenerative conditions, especially osteoarthritis of the hip joint, osteoarthritis (OA) isn’t always the perpetrator. In fact, rather than being the original source of the problem, osteoarthritis of the hip joint can be the end result of injury to your hips at a previous time.

Gait changes caused by biomechanical injury such as an ankle sprain or knee strain, can produce hip pain. Also, if you change jobs, alter the way you sit, take on a new sport or activity, or start driving for long periods of a regular basis, your gait may alter to compensate for these new changes.

In addition, gait asymmetries can occur from leg length dissimilarities, foot pronation problems, even carrying a baby or small child on your hip. The point is, anything that produces an asymmetry or imbalance when you are in motion can cause painful hip problems.

As part of the chiropractic management of your hip problem, along with adjustments, Dr. Bolt may prescribe orthotics and will offer suitable progressive rehabilitative exercises that include muscle stretching and strengthening.

hip pain won’t go away on its own. Hip pain means that something needs remedying. Dr. Bolt, your Chiropractor in Oxnard, can help you to get out of pain, get back in balance, and get your life back now!

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