Osteoarthritis

Many patients have come to our office as a last resort. They have been told by their medical doctor that “you have arthritis, you’re getting older, there is nothing much we can do” and are prescribed medications which can have dangerous side effects especially when taken for a long time. Arthritis is a condition that is caused by wearing down of the cartilage between the joints. If we live long enough we will all develop arthritis. Some people will develop it earlier due to prior injuries, the type of work they have had to do, and sometimes because their parents developed arthritis at an early age as there may be a genetic connection.