{"id":10327,"date":"2025-03-05T13:09:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T10:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/?p=10327"},"modified":"2025-03-05T13:09:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T10:09:56","slug":"osteoarthritis-and-manual-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/osteoarthritis-and-manual-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Osteoarthritis and Manual Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"33\"><strong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"31\">What is Osteoarthritis?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"288\">Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative joint disease that occurs due to the wear and tear of joint cartilage, leading to pain, stiffness, and limited movement. It is commonly associated with aging, excess weight, joint injuries, and genetic factors.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"309\"><strong data-start=\"294\" data-end=\"307\">Symptoms:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"433\">\u2705 Joint pain and stiffness<br data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"339\" \/>\u2705 Limited range of motion<br data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"367\" \/>\u2705 Cracking or popping sounds in the joints<br data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"412\" \/>\u2705 Morning stiffness<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"494\"><strong data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"492\">Effectiveness of Manual Therapy in Osteoarthritis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"599\">Manual therapy uses specialized musculoskeletal techniques to improve joint mobility and reduce pain.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"741\">\ud83d\udd39 <strong data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"627\">Joint Mobilization:<\/strong> Supports joint movements, enhances synovial fluid circulation, and may help reduce pain (Bennell et al., 2015).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"877\">\ud83d\udd39 <strong data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"769\">Myofascial Release:<\/strong> Relaxes muscles and reduces pressure on joints, potentially improving mobility (Steultjens et al., 2004).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"1028\">\ud83d\udd39 <strong data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"911\">Atlas Correction Therapy:<\/strong> Aligns the spine to balance weight distribution, which may provide relief in knee, hip, and spinal osteoarthritis.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1144\">\ud83d\udd39 <strong data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1058\">Craniosacral Therapy:<\/strong> Helps regulate the nervous system and alleviate chronic pain (Haller et al., 2021).<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1176\"><strong data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1174\">Scientific Evidence:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1347\">\ud83d\udccc A study by Bennell et al. (2015) found that manual therapy can reduce pain and improve mobility in knee osteoarthritis (Journal of the American Medical Association).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1512\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\ud83d\udccc A meta-analysis by Steultjens et al. (2004) concluded that manual therapy improves joint function in osteoarthritis patients (Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative joint disease that occurs due to the wear and tear of joint cartilage, leading to pain, stiffness, and limited movement. It is commonly associated with aging, excess weight, joint injuries, and genetic factors. Symptoms: \u2705 Joint pain and stiffness\u2705 Limited range of motion\u2705 Cracking or popping sounds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diseases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10327"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10329,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10327\/revisions\/10329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlasterapi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}