Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of joint pain. According to the Arthritis Society, this condition affects more Canadians than all other forms of arthritis combined. Osteoarthritis is a joint disease that leads to breakdown of the bone and the smooth overlying cartilage. It is a major cause of disability and lost productivity. Osteoarthritis affects nearly 5 million Canadians.

Arthritic joint damage can happen when healthy joints are exposed to heavy loads over many years. Other causes include abnormally shaped joints, previous joint injury or being overweight. It is also felt that aging, chronic infection, poor diet, smoking and toxins in the body may contribute. The joints most commonly affected include the knees, hips, spine, hands and big toes. Common arthritis symptoms include joint pain or aching, stiffness, reduced range of movement and swelling. The symptoms may vary day-to-day but overall the pain tends to increase over time until pain medications or joint replacement surgery is needed.

At Sano Via Wellness, we can determine individual factors that lead to osteoarthritis using advanced non-invasive testing and we can correct them using non-toxic medications or powerful natural therapies. We use innovative therapies such as medical ozone and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to accelerate healing of arthritic joints. From our extensive experience, the combination of medical ozone and PRP is superior to PRP alone, and potentially superior to stem cell injections based on the speed at which we are seeing results. Our personalized evidence-based approach is based on analysis of published research from around the world. This allows us to manage osteoarthritis effectively and delay or avoid use of potentially harmful medications or major surgery.

Some of the strategies we use to manage painful osteoarthritis include:

• Ozone joint injections with Prolozone™ technique using a specific natural medication mixture, to stimulate natural healing and repair of the joint
  
• Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) joint injection to stimulate natural healing and repair of the joint
  
• High dose intravenous blood ozonation and therapy and ozonated saline infusions
  
• Intravenous chelation therapy to remove heavy metals that contribute to chronic inflammation
  
• Nutritional infusion therapy to reduce harmful inflammation in the body
  
• Low dose naltrexone therapy to reduce pain and harmful inflammation in the body
  
• Special anti-inflammatory organic diet strategy designed by Dr. Doug Andrews, ND
  
• High dose vitamin D therapy
  
• Specific natural medicines