When joints hurt it can put a stop to life as we know it. Some joint pain creeps up on us slowly, some sets in fast and can be frightening as the causes often seem elusive.

Joint pain can arise from various causes, including strained ligaments, inflammation, trauma, or chronic inflammatory conditions. More often then not, the solution can be found by understanding life-style factors that inversely affect joint health, combined with understanding the biomechanical environments and needs of a given joint within the kinetic chain within which it lives. Think a domino in a long chain of dominos.

Osteopathic treatment offers a pathway to restoring proper joint function. Coupled with the management of lifestyle-related factors contributing to joint pain, this approach holds the potential to achieve a noticeable reduction in discomfort, even in longstanding conditions and, sometimes, within the space of only a few treatments.

To help you with your joint pain, we may use techniques such as soft-tissue manipulation and myofascial releases (similar to remedial massage), dry needling (assessed as an option case by case), balancing of ligamentous tension (gentle joint releasing techniques), muscle energy techniques as well as various joint manipulation techniques, depending on your needs, wishes and comfort levels with the techniques.

Generally, if the pain has lasted more than 3 days, it’s worth discussing it with your preferred health care practitioner.