Gout

(Crystal arthritis)
With gout, a type of arthritis, tiny mineral, or urate, crystals collect in certain joints, causing an intense inflammatory reaction. The crystals are composed of uric acid, a metabolic waste product normally excreted in the urine.

In people with a hereditary metabolic defect, uric acid builds up in the blood and other body fluids. Most people with this condition, called hyper-uricemia, dont develop gout, but those who do experience recurring attacks in the affected joints and may also suffer kidney stones.

CHIROPRACTIC

Is a system of treatment based on the belief that the foundation of good health is the unhampered flow of nerve impulses that originate in the brain and spinal cord and then travel to all parts of the body.
Therapy begins with analyzing the patient's spinal column for abnormal alignments of the vertebrae. When such misalignments, called subluxations, are located, they are corrected by manipulation to restore the normal flow of nerve impulses.
Many chiropractors also make recommendations about nutrition and exercise, but they don't prescribe drugs or do surgery.

FROZEN SHOULDER

(Adhesive capsulitis):
The condition called frozen shoulder begins as a slight pain and progresses to severe discomfort, which becomes worse when the shoulder is moved.
Eventually, the shoulder stiffens to the point that it cannot be moved at all.
This disorder is not well understood, but it typically starts with a minor injury that leads to inflammation. The normal responce is not to move the painfull joint, thus allowing adhesions, constricting bands of tissue, to form. Adhesions make it even more difficult and painfull to move the shoulder, and a vicious cycle develops. Eventually, the capsule lining the shoulder joint shrinks cz of scar tissue resulting from the adhesions.

TREATMENTS:
Aspirin, ibuprofen, NSAID's, cortisone etc.

ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES: Chiropractic, Hydrotherapy, Massage, Osteopathy etc.