Our Philosophy

-Fundamental cause of the variety of arthritides and many types of musculoskeletal diseases is inflammation. Biochemical changes exacerbated by biomechanical alteration.  Inflammation is also responsible for a variety of gastrointestinal diseases as well as cardiac disease.

Present treatments and standard of care:

     1. Diet or nutrition: a fundamental cause of metabolic syndrome, not utilized sufficiently or appropriately in public health policy

     2. Exercise: another lifestyle component needing public health endorsement and education

     3. Medication: NSAID’s, analgesics, cortisone, immunosuppressive drugs

      4. Physical therapy

      5. Surgery

What does the treatment achieve ?  

      -reduction of inflammation, reduction of pain and symptoms , improvement of function without alteration of the natural history of the disease state. It does so with inherent risk; only  diet and exercise minimize these risks

       -medicine side affects include kidney and live injury, GI side effects, increased risk of bleeding, alteration of glucose metabolism, risk of stroke and MI, 

        - surgical presents a whole new realm of  benefits and risks while altering the body permanently ……..