1. Don’t Just Chase Symptoms, Correct the CAUSE of Arthritis! You’ve seen dozens of ads for products … or for drugs … that are all supposed to “Reduce arthritis pain!”

2. Instead of reducing arthritis pain AFTER it has already come and gets worse, year after year, you want to attack the problem that’s the ROOT CAUSE of the arthritis so there’s no arthritis pain to treat! Wouldn’t you agree?

3. The first problem that vexes us all is the unfortunate medical implication in the way doctors use the term “arthritis.” The truth is … arthritis is NOT a disease!

4. It never has been and it never will be! Ever … under any circumstance … regardless of what any misguided doctor of any discipline tries to tell you… even if it’s a rheumatologist!

5. Arthritis is a medical term made of two root words – “arthro” which means joint. And “itis” which means sore, inflamed or irritated.

6. This is exactly why arthritis isn’t a disease. It’s only a description of a symptom! That’s all! Arthritis is a term that just means “sore joint” in a different language.

7. So, you go to the doctor and you say, “ Gosh, Doc. My knee hurts or my back hurts.” The doctor asks you some questions, just to make sure it actually is a sore joint.

8. Then the doctor tells you exactly the same thing you just said, but in Latin – “You have arthritis!” You said it in English. The doctor repeated it right back to you, but in medical-speak.

9. Then the doctor does what doctors do. He or she prescribes something to dull the pain … because you both agree that you’re experiencing pain.

10. But there’s absolutely nothing the drug … or the herb … or the salve … or the cream … can do to stop what’s actually causing the pain.

11. So you’ll have to use that prescription forever… always with temporary relief only!

12. And because you only treat the symptom, it WILL get worse over time, as it continues to degenerate, so you’ll need to use it more and more often and you’ll need to use more and more of it.

13. Why? Because arthritis isn’t a disease … it’s a symptom!

14. Now, you might remember that your doctor showed you a picture where cartilage was thinning and there were bone spurs around the joint.

15. The doc pointed to the X-ray and said, “ See. You have arthritis,” as if it were actually possible to SEE pain in a joint – arthritis.

16. The thinning cartilage and bone spurs were real, but that wasn’t the arthritis!

17. That’s because arthritis is a symptom, just like the thinning cartilage and bone spurs are symptoms.

18. The condition that’s causing the pain is the same condition that’s causing the joint degeneration.

19. And arthritis is just a description of ONE part of that entire complex … the “sore” part.

20. So the obvious question is: What causes the degeneration and what causes the joint to hurt? Answer this question and you have the secret to treating the root cause of arthritis – osteoarthritis to be specific. Let’s qualify that.

21. Arthritis is just a word that describes joint pain. But lots of things can cause joint pain. That’s why any time you see the term “arthritis” you should see another term in front of it to understand why the joint is sore.

22. Rheumatoid arthritis is joint pain caused by a rheumatoid disease throughout the body. The person’s immune system “thinks” that the joint fluids are foreign bacteria or viruses and it attacks them with a vengeance.

23. In the process, it destroys the joint and pain is the natural result. The rheumatoid part of this is a disease process. The arthritis part just describes sore joints.

24. In psoriatic arthritis, the patient suffers with psoriasis … in the joint itself! The psoriasis destroys the joint and it causes the joint to hurt … arthritis. It’s joint pain caused by psoriasis.

25. The one that’s considered the most common arthritis condition is something called “osteoarthritis.”

26. Let’s break that down. We know that arthritis means what? … That’s right… joint pain. So what does “osteo” mean? It’s a suffix meaning “bone.”

27. So putting the two terms together tells us that the patient suffers joint pain due to … bone? No disease process here! So what is it about the bone that’s making the joint sore? Well …

28. According to Wikipedia: “… mechanical stress on joints underlies all osteoarthritis, with many and varied sources of mechanical stress, including misalignments of bones …”

29. According to researchers in the 1980’s, “ Misalignment at a skeletal joint can increase the rate of wear by up to 7 times.”

30. According to medical texts, “ Osteoarthritis results from excess wear at the joint.”

31. This paints the clearest possible picture of the true nature of osteoarthritis! Misalignments in joints create excess wear. The excess wear results in osteoarthritis. This process can happen in the spine or in any other joint in the body!

32. So, what’s the most obvious way to correct the root cause of the osteoarthritis problem? It couldn’t be more obvious! Correct the misalignments! When you remove misalignments, you restore normal wear and osteoarthritis doesn’t develop.

33. And depending on how long the joint has been degenerating due to the misalignment, it can be reversed! And even if the degeneration can’t be completely reversed, the arthritis … the joint pain … can be reduced and even eliminated in many cases.

34. In fact, this is exactly what chiropractors have been doing since 1895! But there are all kinds of chiropractors out there. What’s the best way to go?

35. Any chiropractic care is better than none at all. Every time, without exception! But the most precision form of chiropractic we know of is instrument adjusting. We think the Activator Method is best … with the Impulse Method a close second.

36. Find an Activator doctor at www.activator.com www.activator.com or an Impulse doctor at www.goimpulse.comwww.goimpulse.com.

37. Here at Desert Rose Chiropractic and Light Chiropractic we have one of the few doctors in the country fully certified in both techniques with 28 years’ experience in Activator, and holding only the fourth full certification issued in Arizona for the Impulse technique.

38. And we’re not the only ones who prefer instrument adjusting over traditional popping and cracking methods: “I’m just amazed that this little instrument made such a big difference in one day! ” says A.S. of Phoenix “I was really skeptical the first time you adjusted me with that little thing,” says R.T. “But it works really well!”

39. “I’ll never go back to that popping and cracking kind of chiropractic again!” says S.F. of Show Low “I’ve never been to a chiropractor that was so thorough before,” says D.H. of Phoenix. “Thanks for working on my thumb. My doctor told me it was arthritis and I’d just have to live with it. But I don’t have any more pain now,” reported C. H. of Phoenix. “The knee feels a lot better! Thanks. I didn’t know you could adjust knees,” said J. M. of Show Low.

40. You might experience similar relief with precision instrument adjusting delivered by our nationally recognized expert. It’s as easy as making a phone call.

41. But we still take it one step further. Low level laser therapy is one of the best documented new technologies in the past decade for controlling and minimizing the inflammation and irritation of arthritic pain, and to accelerate the healing of damaged tissue.

42. When we use laser therapy in conjunction with precision instrument adjusting, we accelerate the stabilization process far beyond the capability of chiropractic alone.

43. It’s all well and good to take pain killers for arthritis PAIN … a symptom … but you need to attack the CAUSE of that pain! Correct it at its source! TODAY! Don’t let osteoarthritis ruin your life even one more day!

44. Your first visit in our office includes: An in-depth consultation Orthopedic tests Neurological tests Motion studies X-rays Muscle studies And your first adjustment! A $318 value!

45. But we offer the entire package for only $129. We also give you: A written report of findings Exercise recommendations A list of things to avoid to prevent re- injury A written recommendation for a program of care … All at no extra charge!

46. Even better … tell us that you watched this presentation and we’ll take off an additional 25%!

47. Call us today at (602) 264-6300 to make your appointment, so you can start putting your arthritis pain in the past. You’ll be so glad you did!