What is joint pain?
Joints are made of muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage. Joint pain is discomfort arising from any joint within the body, including your:
- Shoulders
- Knees
- Spine
- Fingers
- Toes
- Elbows
- Wrists
- Ankles
- Hips
Joint pain might be mild or severe and can come and go. It often results from inflammation and limits your range of motion.
What causes joint pain?
Joint pain is usually associated with inflammatory diseases, certain medical conditions, or injuries. Common causes of chronic joint pain include:
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Gout
- Sprains and strains
- Fractures
- Dislocations
- Fibromyalgia or lupus
- Underactive thyroid
- Tendonitis
To diagnose the cause of chronic joint pain, the providers at Nebben Physical Medicine examine you. They review your medical history and symptoms, and utilize blood or imaging tests to determine the cause of discomfort and create a personalized treatment plan.
How is joint pain treated?
Your practitioner uses numerous holistic and integrative solutions to ease joint pain and restore range of motion without surgery or downtime. Examples include:
K-Laser treatment
K-Laser is a revolutionary technology that delivers laser energy to injured or inflamed joints to restore tissue function, increase circulation, reduce swelling, and ease joint pain.
Bracing
In some cases, wearing the right brace is all that’s needed to help a joint heal from an injury over time.
Chiropractic care
Your chiropractor might use the activator method during chiropractic adjustments, with hand-held instruments that emit low-force impulses into joints to enhance tissue healing.
Physical therapy
To strengthen and stretch joints, accelerate healing, and ease pain, your physical medicine provider might utilize functional physical therapy techniques.
Joint injections
Your practitioner may recommend joint injections to enhance tissue healing and relieve pain. They might utilize Supartz injections containing hyaluronic acid to lubricate and cushion joints, or steroid injections to reduce inflammation.
Acousana
Acousana utilzes scientifically proven extracorporeal shockwave technology(softwave) providing an alternative solution to aches and pains from mild to severe
