Common Causes of Joint Pain and How to Treat Them Effectively

Research suggests that about 30 percent of adults report some form of joint pain at any given time. This discomfort affects their mobility and quality of life.

There are many reasons for joint pain. In this blog, we'll discuss four common causes of joint pain and different treatment options.

What Causes Joint Pain?

Joint pain usually arises from the joints being shifted out of place by the surrounding musculature, which also strains nearby ligaments and tendons. Here are some causes of causes of joint pain.

Poor Posture and Spinal & Extremity Misalignments or Subluxations

Improper posture leads to structural spinal misalignments or subluxations of the spine and extremities. These subluxations cause stress in the spine, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, and even feet, causing pain and inflammation. 

Dr. Janet Jeranek provides very specific corrective chiropractic adjustments to the spine and extremity areas to restore proper alignment, which alleviates strain on all of the affected vertebral joints, nerves, tendons, and ligaments. Correcting what is causing your pain gives you optimal function and movement.

Osteoarthritis and Degenerative Changes

The cartilage cushions between joints degrade with age and wear, leading to stiffness and pain, especially in the spine, knee, hip, ankle, feet, shoulder, and wrist. Early corrective chiropractic intervention is the key to slowing down degeneration and restoring proper function, thereby eliminating and reducing the cause of your pain. 

Dr. Jeranek specializes in senior care with her expertise in successfully diagnosing and treating aging spines and extremities for various causes, which include patients who have arthritis or degenerative disc or joint disease.  

Injuries and Overuse

Repetitive movements from sports or everyday tasks can lead to overuse injuries, which misalign joints and cause pain as the nerve pressure accumulates. Additionally, old injuries can cause misalignments that force the joints to compensate while others remain underused, further increasing pain and disrupting movement patterns.

Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases

Rheumatoid arthritis, soriatic arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus are autoimmune diseases that cause joint inflammation. An anti-inflammatory diet, exercise, and massages can help relieve pain and promote joint health.

How to Treat Joint Pain Effectively

Jeranek Family Chiropractic offers holistic and noninvasive corrective spinal and joint pain treatment that provides significant relief, improves function, and has helped thousands of patients delay or avoid surgery.

• Chiropractic Adjustments: Through gentle spinal and joint adjustments, our corrective chiropractic care for joint pain relieves pressure and improves function.

• Corrective Exercises: Corrective exercises prevent the common causes of joint pain by improving flexibility.

• Physiotherapy and Therapeutic Exercises: We provide specific exercises to strengthen ligaments, muscles, and joints to improve mobility, prevent future injuries, and eliminate the cause of your pain.

• Nutritional Counseling for Joint Health: Anti-inflammatory foods like Omega-3s and collagen reduce inflammation and support lasting joint pain relief.

When to Seek Professional Joint Pain Treatment

It’s time to talk to Dr. Janet Jeranek if you experience the following:

• Limited mobility

• Stiffness

• Numbness or tingling in the arms or legs

• Clicking, grinding, or snapping sounds when moving your joint

• Painful movement

• Difficulty bending or straightening your joint

• Warmth and swelling

• Soreness in the spine or extremities

• Difficulty or pain getting out of bed

• Difficulty getting up from a seated position

Chiropractic care offers long-term relief through noninvasive techniques. Adopting a holistic approach to wellness, Dr. Jeranek focuses on targeting the underlying causes of joint discomfort to restore mobility and reduce inflammation with corrective chiropractic treatment, including rehabilitative therapies, performed in our office.

Take Control of Your Joint Health

Understanding the common causes of joint pain empowers you to choose the right path to wellness.

Improve your quality of life with Jeranek Family Chiropractic. Whether you are dealing with joint pain due to osteoarthritis, injuries, inflammation, or poor posture, we offer personalized treatment plans to relieve your pain by restoring mobility naturally and safely.

Call us at (262) 694-7833 today to begin your healing!