Can correcting functional problems relieve arthritis pain?
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Rick Olderman answered:It’s my belief that functional problems create structural problems. But more important, functional problems create pain. These issues often lie in each of the elements of our pain cycle: anatomy, biomechanics, and movement habits. I’ve found that correcting functional problems removes pain, regardless of whether or not the structural issue is resolved.
For example, arthritis is a structural problem that shows up on an X-ray and is easy to point to as the source of your pain. But most people don’t see specialists because they have arthritis. They go because their hip or knee hurts. But pain can be eliminated in people with arthritis if it’s not too advanced. Not by curing their arthritis but by fixing the functional problems that cause their pain. Often these are two separate issues.
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It’s my belief that functional problems create structural problems. But more important, functional problems create pain. These issues often lie in each of the elements of our pain cycle: anatomy, biomechanics, and movement habits. I’ve... More
