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The American Academy of Surgeons recommends non surgical medical treatments for osteoarthritis of the hip. Should you see your local chiropractor instead?

The American Academy of Surgeons recommends non surgical medical treatments for osteoarthritis of the hip. Should you see your local chiropractor instead? More medical professional organizations are recommending non surgical treatments for different conditions they formerly routinely treated surgically.  The most recent is this announcement from the American Academy of Surgeons regarding hip osteoarthritis. The typical approach to treating hip arthritis pain is to treat the symptom using reductionist methods such as physical therapy to the stiff or inflexible region.  The approach is accepted and widely practiced and now is being supported by the American Academy of surgeons. For years, Read More »