Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints that can hit anywhere, but here at Hurley Chiropractic and Wellness Center we know how to soften the blow. Our Conway chiropractors provides a wide range of services for overall health and wellness, with arthritis treatment programs as one of those services. Two of the most common forms of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Personal Injuries and Aging Top Causes of Arthritis

Osteoarthritis typically comes from a lifetime of wear and tear on the joints. The condition is often associated with aging. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disorder that stems from the autoimmune system. Personal injuries can also exacerbate or lead to arthritis, with debilitating neck and back pain, or arthritis can strike other joints in the body, such as the knee and elbows. Conditions such as tennis elbow can also cause arthritis, due to the repetitive motions of the forearm, wrist and elbow. Regardless of the cause, our techniques can help bring relief.

Our chiropractors can perform adjustments to correct any misalignments in the spine that can be exacerbating the pain and then design a treatment program based on your individual needs. A personalized rehabilitation program can be highly effective for treating arthritis. Such programs generally consist of physical therapy, with a series of exercises and stretches targeted to the problematic area. The exercises are meant to improve your flexibility, restore a full range of motion and strengthen the muscles that support and assist the joints.

Other methods of treating arthritis at our office include acupuncture, which has been effective for reducing pain, as well as massage therapy, rehabilitation, nutritional counseling, and lifestyle advice. Our chiropractors focus on whole body wellness, which can play an integral part in keeping arthritis pain at bay. Weight adds excess stress on your joints, which can reduce your ease of mobility and increase your risk of joint injuries, while regular exercise and healthy eating habits keeps you mobile and flexible. We have programs to assist you in weight loss and achieving greater mobility, flexibility and less pain. Ask us how at 501-513-3322.

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Auto accident victims can experience pain from accident injuries for years following a collision. Our chiropractic office helps provide relief from pain related to auto accident injuries by treating the cause of the pain rather than disguising it with traditional drugs and pain killers. We know that every patient who visits our Conway office has different needs, and we recommend customized treatment plans accordingly.

Common injuries that we treat include whiplash, back pain, muscle tension and misalignment of the spine. Frequently, victims are unaware of underlying injuries for several days or weeks following an accident. With time, however, those injuries have the potential of becoming the most disruptive to everyday life.

How a Chiropractor Expedites Rehabilitation

Traditional doctors treat life-threatening injuries and pain, but typically do little to help restore the body’s natural alignment following an accident. Chiropractic treatment, on the other hand, uses spinal manipulation and other natural, non-invasive techniques to help the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles in the body repair themselves.  

In addition to treating the injury, chiropractors may treat the neck and back pain associated with those injuries using natural methods, such as massage therapy and acupuncture. A physical therapy and exercise regimen may also be recommended to restore the body’s full range of motion and help manage pain.  

With immediate and regular treatment, a chiropractor can decompress the spine, treat herniated discs and correct poor alignment. However, time is essential to making a full recovery. Accident victims who wait the longest to seek chiropractic treatment may experience a longer recovery period, as scar tissue and inflammation make it more difficult to recapture the body’s pre-accident physical health.

Have you ever suffered whiplash or a similar musculoskeletal injury during a car accident? If so, did you seek chiropractic treatment for your injuries?

When you think about receiving a massage treatment, it’s easy to imagine daily tension and stress melting away. But massage treatments are not just for relaxation. They can also help patients safely heal following personal injuries.

If you have sustained a personal injury, a Conway massage therapist can help relieve pain and naturally promote internal healing. During a massage treatment, the physical act of kneading and lengthening muscles stimulates the flow of oxygen-rich blood. This fresh blood is essential to flushing out lactic acid and other toxins that have built up in the muscles and are blocking your body’s natural ability to heal. Increased circulation helps prevent the formation of scar tissue, which can impede your body’s ability to heal. The flow of oxygen-rich blood also helps to naturally reducing inflammation, swelling and pressure on the joint.

Massage Treatments Enhance Neck and Back Pain Relief, Speed Healing

One of the most common personal injuries is a strained muscle in the back, shoulders, or neck. Improperly lifting a heavy object, a slip and fall, or even poor posture can strain the muscles, leading to back pain, neck pain and injury. Since we use these muscles to perform everyday activities, continued use can lead to further injury aggregation and make it difficult for the muscles to properly heal.

Muscle injuries can be healed faster with massage treatments. Targeted pressure on different parts of the body, along with kneading and rubbing of the muscles, can help release tension and relieve pain. Following a personal injury, your body will naturally restrict movement of the injured body part to prevent future damage and manage pain. Painful soft tissue injuries in the back, neck and shoulders can also cause soreness and stiffness of the muscles. Massage can help restore a full range of movement to your body and also prevents joints from becoming stiff due to disuse.

Massage therapy is a natural complement to chiropractic treatments. Our chiropractor frequently recommends massage to enhance pain relief and speed healing, especially for soft tissue injuries. Are you in pain from an injury? Wondering if massage treatments are right for your body? Post a question below!

Relieving Pain with Acupuncture Therapy

Acupuncture has been used for over 5,000 years as a holistic healing technique. Acupuncturists believe that pain and illness can be eliminated by treating the body as a whole, rather than by focusing only on specific problem areas. They treat patients by inserting fine needles just below the skin at specific points throughout the body located along energy conduits known as meridians.

When energy flow along meridians becomes obstructed, illness, injury, and other health problems can result. The insertion and manipulation of needles by the acupuncturist can remove these barriers to proper energy flow. Studies have shown that this alternative therapy is very effective in rehabilitation for issues like back pain, neck pain, chronic headaches, and fibromyalgia.

Accelerate Rehabilitation with Acupuncture at
Our Chiropractic Clinic

In addition to providing chiropractic treatments, at Hurley Chiropractic and Wellness Center in Conway, we have an acupuncturist on staff who can provide healing treatment for many types of injuries and medical conditions. Our patients who have experienced personal injuries, work injury or a motor vehicle accident have had great success achieving pain relief after receiving treatment from our skilled chiropractor and acupuncturist, Dr. Josi Owens.

Dr. Owens can work with you to reduce or eliminate your pain, strengthen your immune system, and restore proper energy flow throughout your body. When you leave our clinic after a session with Dr. Owens, you will be confident that all of the components of your body will work together harmoniously to protect your health.

Patients with a wide range of medical issues have reported an improvement in the way they feel after a few treatments from Dr. Owens. If you suffer from neck pain, back pain, joint pain, migraine headaches, menstrual cramps, breathing difficulties, fibromyalgia, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, infertility, or nausea, then you may be a great candidate for acupuncture at our Conway chiropractic clinic.

Has an acupuncturist helped you recover from an injury or medical issue? We would love to read about your experience!