Arthritis and degenerative joint disease:
These often seem to be vague or inaccurate diagnoses. Many people have diagnoses that were given to them in brief exams, and are led to believe there is little chance for healing. It is not my place to diagnose you, so I just go right to the improvement. Sometimes pain is reduced in a few minutes. Muscular and postural imbalances can cause pain by compressing the joints. Restoring free movement leads to a great reduction in inflammation and associated pain.
If the force of gravity is organized through the center of a joint during motion, then the movement is easier and more comfortable. If it is not, then much can go wrong. Part of my job is to see where in your body things are not stacking efficiently. It can be far away from the painful place, and it can be in only part of a movement that a problem occurs.
Another factor in most discomfort is awkward sequencing. Many of us have been taught to feel strain as a way to know we are doing something. Strain usually means we are overdoing something, and could learn to do it more easily and more pleasantly. I will teach you how to eliminate unnecessary effort, and apply accurate energy to challenges.
Much of what we call normal aging is restricted movement. It is totally reversible. There is no need for older persons to lose a sense of free joyous movement.