Inflammation is one of the key triggers for joint pain and muscle aches.
So what if joint pain and/or arthritic pain can also be triggered by bacteria’s in the body that further exacerbate the pain?
What I find really interesting is the amount of research conducted on the connection between bacteria’s and arthritis.
There’s actually a medical condition known as septic arthritis.
In the clinic, we can do a Gut Dysbiosis Map that connects different pathogens and bacteria that can tell us what may be causing the symptoms you are
experiencing.
When we have patients come to us with joint pain, muscle pain, or fibromyalgia, it’s very common to see a correlation in the gut microbiome.
So let’s look deeper at whether or not your joint pains or arthritis are actually coming from bacteria.
What is Bacteria Joint Inflammation?
Bacterial joint inflammation is a serious and painful infection in a joint. It’s also known as bacterial or septic arthritis.
Bacteria can get into your joint and cause rapid cartilage deterioration and bone
damage.
This can lead to significant pain, swelling, redness, and loss of movement.
What causes bacterial joint inflammation?
The bacteria that cause this joint inflammation can enter your body through your:
- skin
- eyes
- ears
- mouth
- nose
- mucous membranes
In fact, it’s quite common for us to see patients struggle with joint pain, headaches
and muscle aches after…
- going overseas and being exposed to foreign bacteria.
- spending long periods of time in the hospital,
- spending periods of time on antibiotics or
- having been through a serious shock or trauma that has lowered their immune
- system
The most common medically traced bacteria’s that flares up joint inflammation are:
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus
- Streptococcus pneumonia
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Borrelia burgdorferi
In our Gut Dysbiosis Map, we go much deeper connecting pathogens to symptoms that may go undetected in modern day blood tests.
Few people realise that joint pain and inflammation are your body’s way of saying that something is out of balance.
We’ve had patients come to us suffering from extreme pain. They’ve struggled with walking, running, knee pain, headaches, migraines and shoulder pain and have thought their only option for help was to have cortisone injections.
We were able to identify that bacteria’s were disrupting their body and balance out their nutrient levels, and shortly thereafter they come in surprised that the pain is reducing.
Often with nutrient support after we normalise your gut flora, you’ll find a big difference in how you feel.
Joint pain and inflammation can easily be maintained once we treat the root cause of the problem.
Bacterial inflammation and Septic Arthritis are very rarely, if ever, thought of when it comes to joint pain and few laboratory tests go deep enough to identify early onset of joint inflammation.
This is a really fascinating development. When we find the bacteria or pathogens and treat them with proper nutrients and the right herbal remedies, people’s lives change and they can again participate in quality time with family and return to exercise.
If you are struggling with muscle aches and pain, joint pain, migraines, or other kinds of pain, we highly recommend that you book in a Free Introductory Consultation to see if we can support you. You can book in here: https://calendly.com/nz-naturopathy/intro-consult
