March 2022 Healthy News from Connected Chiropractic Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome
Co-morbidities. That’s a term we’ve heard a lot about recently. Often, our Elgin chiropractic patients know their own co-morbidities! In a report about 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain additionally reported symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) along with hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This is not atypical considering today’s aging population. A research group studied published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients aged 66 years old (mean) also suffered with knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Interestingly, researchers studied patients with a history of osteoarthritis of the knee, 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 beginning/large improvement and moderate pain at the beginning/worsened. Patients who perceived high stress, had a negative affect score, and experienced knee buckling at the beginning of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many Elgin chiropractic patients with different combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Connected Chiropractic. It's not unusual! Our gentle, effective chiropractic care fosters 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 usual medical treatment of knee osteoarthritis as well as new drug-free, conservative treatment based on the tenets of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Elgin 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 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 prolonged forward head flexion while looking down is messing with us all. Trying to get relief from his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber visited a family physician, took pain meds and muscle relaxants, performed physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which provided temporary relief with many flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic care that stressed improved posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Regular breaks and appropriate posture when using smartphones will do much to help avoid text neck syndrome. (6) Your Elgin chiropractor agrees with that same advice!
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Make your next Elgin chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related issues that Connected Chiropractic welcomes!