March 2022 Healthy News from Apple Country Chiropractic Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome

Williamson back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Apple Country Chiropractic can help.

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. We’ve heard a lot about these, lately. Often, our Williamson chiropractic patients know their own co-morbidities! In a study of 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain also reported symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) as well as hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This isn’t atypical considering today’s aging population. A group of researchers studied published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients aged 66 years old (mean) 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 were in the description category of minimal change in pain versus low pain at the start/large improvement and moderate pain at the beginning/worsened. Patients who felt high stress, scored a negative affect score, and had knee buckling at the beginning 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 explains typical 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.

Apple Country Chiropractic presents a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation.

Williamson CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: AVOID AND TREAT TEXT-NECK

New tech brings new issues! Neck pain is a highly reported issue for adults and is now appearing 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 prolonged 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, tried pain meds and muscle relaxants, did physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which provided temporary relief with many flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic care that emphasized improved posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Regular breaks and correct posture when using smartphones go a long way to help avoid text neck syndrome. (6) Your Williamson chiropractor agrees with that same suggestion!

CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic

Schedule your next Williamson chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related conditions that Apple Country Chiropractic welcomes!