Dr. Emmanuel Oduwole, DC

Yes, Chiropractic is good for hip arthritis. Here's the reason why; we use techniques that will actively decompress the hip joints, strengthen the muscle surrounding the hips and utilize therapies that will reduce the associated swelling or edema related to the arthritic hip condition. Combined, this is the best to take on any type of arthritis, certainly that in the hip.

There are elbow exercises and movements to do to help avoid pain. Also, if the elbow joint has painful and reduced motion, there are specific elbow adjustments that a chiropractor can perform to improve the joint mobility (range of motion) and function, thus, reducing pain in the elbow.

Well....that depends on what the source of your back pain is. If it's something relatively simple such as a misalignment or muscular strain, it may require one to three treatments. Whereas, if it's something more chronic and significant like Central canal stenosis, a disc herniation, or intervertebral disc displacement with radiculopathy, it may take several months to alleviate but the patient will show gradual and steady improvement throughout the healing process.

A back adjustment takes only a few minutes to perform, however, we must figure out what specific areas to adjust based on your clinical objective findings so I do need to perform at least a brief consultation and exam prior to the adjustment.

Yes, a chiropractor can use multiple chiropractic techniques to help cure the effects of a disc hernia or herniation. Essentially, I would use mechanical traction to help decompress that herniated disc, thus taking pressure of the damaged disc and pinched nerve resulting from it. I would use anti-inflammatory techniques to reduce swelling in the area of the disc herniation. Also, I would recommend and use stretching and strengthening exercises to help maintain the decompressed stature of the disc after the corrective treatment is applied.