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Rehabilitation and repair
Joints - living cells
Joint repair - Improvements in the condition of the joints is not seen unless the they are realigned to achieve healthy movement, preventing excessive wear. Because this rehabilitation approach is not part of the traditional skills, it is not mentioned that bone is still living tissue. Patients are told 'it is bone on bone' and then drastic options are put to them. Surgeons have impressive skills to appropriately treat accident victims. Accumulative long term wear known as osteoarthritis is preventable and reversible. Invasive surgery, with the risks involved, is generally avoidable for those who commit to this preventative treatment, retaining control and taking responsibility for their musculo-skeletal health, mobility and quality of life.
The skeletal system performs several functions.
- It is the framework of the body and supports the soft tissues so that the form of the body and erect posture can be maintained.
- The framework protects delicate structures, the brain, spinal cord the lungs and the heart in the thoracic (rib cage) cavity.
- The bones serve as levers to which the muscles of the body are attached. When muscles contract the bones acting as levers produce movement.
- The bones serve as areas for mineral storage and blood cell production.
Locomotion over the ground is achieved by the legs acting as levers. The skeletal structure constantly supports the weight of the body.
Bone, meniscus and articular cartilage on the joint's surface is living tissue, even in the elderly. Blood vessels within the bones transport blood and nutrients to the synovial fluid in the joints. Cellular activity constantly repairs the articular cartilage surface of the joint and rebuilds and repairs old bone.
But this ongoing process cannot cope with the excessive wear and tear that occurs in many of us who are significantly misaligned.
From the extensive knowledge of the variations of the skeleton and the understanding of the pure science of biomechanics, TRCC produces prescribed orthotics to realign the joints into their planes of movement to move smoothly with minimal wear. The bone and cartilage has a chance to begin to repair and improve day by day reversing the experience of the accumulation of wear that has occurred for many years.
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