I was diagnosed with Osteoarthritis and was given a prescription of Celebrex. After taking the medication for nearly 6 months, I noticed no improvement. Is there anything else you can recommend to ease my pain?

When it comes to both severe and chronic pain, arthritis is the rock star of my patients complaints. But they – and you – are not alone.

Younger people get osteoarthritis from joint injuries, but osteoarthritis is most often associated with older people.

Conventional treatment for arthritis relies primarily on drugs. Drugs are so risky that it makes sense to look for alternative choices. Even the common anti-inflammatory drugs you buy over the counter can have life threatening consequences such as kidney or liver failure.

Instead of seeking quick or “miracle” relief from expensive pain killers, one needs to find the real cause and address it at the root in order to change the condition. Remember, with drugs you are only suppressing the symptoms. You are not changing the driving force behind the condition.

Chiropractic, Nutrition Response Testing (NRT), and acupuncture have proven to be very effective in the treatment of arthritis.

NRT is a technology that reveals the answers you seek. The sooner you act to discover the cause, the less likely you will need radical intervention.

I recommend you find a chiropractor who also practices nutritional therapy and acupuncture and begin your journey to better health.