In some people this may cause no symptoms or only occasional mild stiffness or pain. In others, it may be quite severe, causing permanent and disabling joint damage. Pain is one symptom of arthritis, but only certain nerves carry pain messages. Unless these nerves are irritated, you will not feel pain. Because pain is a warning from your body that something is wrong, a person with no pain may not be aware they have arthritis.
Arthritis can cause silent degenerative joint damage for years without pain.
While none of us can hope to stay young forever, we do not have to accept the progressive degeneration of this disease as inevitable. Osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis affecting older adults, often responds positively to chiropractic treatment. The most widespread type of arthritis is osteoarthritis, also called degenerative joint disease and hypertrophic arthritis. Since it usually starts later in life, it is thought to be caused by too much wear and tear on the joints. Often it affects the hands, especially in those who have used their hands a lot.