Seek Joint Pain Treatment Now
Haste Makes Waste? Not with Pain
“It’s now or never” is more than just an Elvis classic song. Instead of a last chance at romance, it also applies to joint health..
“What we have found is that at the extreme end stages of joint deterioration, there is a point of no return and surgery is typically the only option,” reports Dr. Brad Butler, Chief of Staff at Oakland Spine & Physical Therapy. “This is pretty rare and most people will find that mechanical therapies will be even more effective and they won’t experience the pain or the complications accompanied by surgery.”
We continue to stress the message that too often medicine treats the effect of the condition. That doesn’t mean it is too late for chiropractic care and mechanical therapies, because what you are experiencing is a mechanical dysfunction.
It is only human after accident or injury to expect that the pain will eventually go away. That means toughing it out for a few days, maybe even a week or two. In the meantime, what do you do? You take some OTC painkillers so you can function normally at work, home or play. You’re very likely to find that you will back off from those daily demands, even call in sick, so you have a better chance to heal and allay the pain.
Don’t Wait! Seek Treatment
We recommend that you seek treatment as soon as possible if the pain emanates from your back, neck or joints. For starters, waiting too long to see your chiropractor may endanger your health care coverage or workers comp, especially if the injury stems from to an accident. The sooner you get to us, the better chance we have of restoring you to original condition and the more likely you won’t have to pay for everything out-of-pocket.
We know the musculoskeletal system, including your body’s bone, muscle and tissue, better than your family doctor, an emergency room technician or whomever you may see in hopes of healing this injury by relieving the pain. Chances are most will either prescribe a drug or tell you to come back if the pain persists.
Chiropractic doctors do a thorough diagnosis and determine a critical part of our process— the source of your pain. Not only do we perform a thorough assessment, including asking you the right questions, but we have access to the technology to determine what lies beneath.
From there we have an array of healing techniques ranging from adjustments and manipulation to physical or exercise therapy.
There is no gain from waiting to stop the pain.
—Call us today at (201) 651-9100 for an appointment at Oakland Spine & Physical Therapy.
