Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis. The connection? They are both age-related degenerative diseases. (1) Some of us may escape them, but those who don’t can rely on their Williamson chiropractor at Apple Country Chiropractic to step in and help with chiropractic spinal manipulation, nutrition, and understanding.
KOA and LSS
They are such little abbreviations for such uncomfortable conditions. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) concerns 27 million people. (5) Degenerative changes in the spine are evident in up to 95% of those over 50. Spinal stenosis most often occurs in adults 60 and older. (6) Cartilage degeneration has a role in each. Pain results from each. When both in one person, these two conditions may affect clinical outcomes for each. Lumbar spinal stenosis patients who undergo back surgery for their condition and also suffer with knee osteoarthritis realize their recoveries a bit less beneficial related to social life and activities. Their KOA complicates their ability to do routine work or ordinary activities due to knee pain or restricted knee range of motion. Writers of this paper proposed tempering surgical outcome predictions in patients who have KOA. (1) Apple Country Chiropractic uses Williamson chiropractic services to help back pain and knee pain sufferers feel better.
THE IMPORTANCE OF DEALING WITH KNEE AND OTHER PAIN
It is pretty hard to ignore Williamson back pain and knee pain. People with any type of low back pain and KOA had 2.7 times higher risk of recurrent falls. People who have moderate to severe low back pain and KOA were 3.7 times more at risk for falls. (2) Patients with KOA and widespread pain vs patients with KOA and low back pain vs patients with KOA and multijoint pain vs those with KOA only, patients who have widespread pain and KOA described feeling worse with higher measures of pain sensitization, less function and poorer physical performance. (3) Apple Country Chiropractic can help though.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Apple Country Chiropractic uses well-researched chiropractic care for knee osteoarthritis and Williamson back pain relief. Chiropractic researchers recently reported that a blend of education, exercise and manual therapy over 6 weeks improved function for two of three patients with knee osteoarthritis. (4) Apple Country Chiropractic also uses the research-documented, gentle spinal manipulation, Cox® Technic, to drop intradiscal pressures, widen the area of canal and increase the height of the disc.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Michael McMurray on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares just how chiropractic alleviates back pain due to spinal stenosis with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule a Williamson chiropractic appointment at Apple Country Chiropractic soon. Knee osteoarthritis and back pain because of spinal stenosis have a link, a link that age creates for chiropractic to cope. See you soon!
