BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS
Co-morbidities. That’s
a term we’ve heard a lot about recently. Often, our Williamson
chiropractic patients know their own co-morbidities! In a report
about 10,234 primary care patients, those with low
back pain also recounted symptoms of lumbar
spinal stenosis (11-71%) along with hip (11-50%) and knee
(8-40%) symptoms. (1) This isn’t atypical considering today’s aging population. A research group looked through published papers and
found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients with
a mean age of 66 years old also had knee osteoarthritis or
hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Further, researchers studied
patients with a history of knee
osteoarthritis, a mean age of 62.2 years, and a body mass index of 29.8kg for
90 days. Most patients fell into the category of minimal change in pain versus
low pain at the beginning/large improvement and moderate pain at
the start/worsened. Patients who felt high stress,
had a negative affect score, and experienced knee
buckling at the start of the study had a worse
outcome path. (4) Many Williamson chiropractic patients with different
combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Apple Country Chiropractic. It's not
unusual! Our gentle, effective chiropractic care helps get them on
a better path to healing!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes
usual medical treatment of knee osteoarthritis as well as new drug-free,
conservative treatment based on the principles of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Williamson CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE
MONTH: AVOID AND TREAT TEXT-NECK
New tech instigates new issues! Neck
pain is a highly reported issue for adults and is now showing
up in kids. The term “text neck syndrome” explains today’s
neck pain due to increased stresses on the cervical spine for
users of handheld tech no matter their ages. (5) The repetitive
stress of extended forward head flexion while looking
down is messing with us all. Trying to get rid of his head and neck pain and right upper limb
paresthesia, a YouTuber visited a family physician, took
pain meds and muscle relaxants, did physical therapy, underwent
cervical traction, and acupuncture which provided temporary
relief with several flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic
care that stressed better posture while
texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain.
Frequent breaks and appropriate posture when
using smartphones will do much to help prevent
text neck syndrome. (6) Your Williamson chiropractor agrees with
that same advice!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Make your next Williamson
chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis
and “text neck” are spine related issues that Apple Country Chiropractic
welcomes!