Apple Country Chiropractic Cares for Williamson Athletes of All Levels who have Back Pain
Williamson athletes – young and older alike – dislike being sidelined from their sports. Apple Country Chiropractic understands this! Apple Country Chiropractic offers individualized, useful Williamson chiropractic treatment plans to return athletes experiencing back pain to their sports with more knowledge of prevention and rehabilitation ideas to avoid future back pain and keep participating in what they love to do.
YOUTH ATHLETES, THEIR SPORTS, AND SPONDYLOLYSIS BACK PAIN
Back pain may affect young athletes in a variety of sports. Researchers propose that the young person or adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm should be followed closely for heightened risk of pars interarticularis fracture associated with spondylolisthesis and spondylolysis. (1) In a new study of 1025 adolescent athletes with low back pain, 30% of them was affected by spondylolysis. By sport, males’ top 3 sports with higher risk were baseball (54%), soccer (48%), and hockey (44%). Females’ top three sports were gymnastics (34%), marching band (31%), and softball (30%). Geography and level of athletic prowess may significantly impact the risk of spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells Apple Country Chiropractic that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when suffering with Williamson back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Williamson back pain sufferers frequently comment that their back pain came on following a particular seemingly non-hurtful move. That’s not uncommon! Past research reports often indicated that repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination of these to be key risk factors for spondylolysis. Such motions were seen in baseball batting or pitching practice, soccer shooting practice, and volleyball spiking practice. Running track and field doesn’t demand such motions, and running athletes are diagnosed with spondylolysis pushing researchers to figure out why. They found that the spinopelvic angles of athletes who run are similar to the above sports’ athletes, making them vulnerable to mechanical stress on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Apple Country Chiropractic helps Williamson back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A new paper explained that endurance athletes has intense joint-loading preceding cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. The type II collagen degradation in soccer and rugby players was increased suggesting improved cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes while type II collagen synthesis was almost equivalent. Glucosamine – a type II collagen – provided a chondroprotective action on osteoarthritis by preventing type II collagen degradation. (4) Apple Country Chiropractic has more info on glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints whether you’re an athlete or not!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Patricia Estrada on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Estrada shares how chiropractic care influences the collegiate athlete in his/her sport.
Schedule a Williamson chiropractic appointment for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may include preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific exercise as well as rehabilitative care. Apple Country Chiropractic makes great effort to get our Williamson athletes off the sideline and back into the game as quickly and healthy as possible.
