Connected Chiropractic Cares for Elgin Athletes of All Levels who have Back Pain
Elgin athletes – young and older alike – dislike being sidelined from their sports. Connected Chiropractic knows this! Connected Chiropractic offers individualized, useful Elgin chiropractic treatment plans to get athletes suffering with back pain to their activities with more awareness of prevention and rehabilitation tips 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 grip young athletes in a variety of sports. Researchers propose that the young person or adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm needs to be followed closely for increased 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 had spondylolysis. By sport, males’ top three 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 ability may significantly influence the risk of spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells Connected Chiropractic that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when suffering with Elgin back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Elgin back pain sufferers frequently comment that their back pain came on after a certain really 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 noted in baseball batting or pitching practice, soccer shooting practice, and volleyball spiking practice. Running track and field does not demand such motions, and running athletes are diagnosed with spondylolysis pushing researchers to figure out why. They discovered that the spinopelvic angles in athletes who run are similar to the above sports’ athletes, placing them at risk of mechanical stress on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Connected Chiropractic helps Elgin back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes the same.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent paper noted that endurance athletes has intense joint-loading leading to cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. The type II collagen degradation in soccer and rugby players was elevated signifying improved cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes while type II collagen synthesis was nearly the same. Glucosamine – a type II collagen – delivered a chondroprotective action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen degradation. (4) Connected Chiropractic has more info on glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints whether you’re an athlete or not!
CONTACT Connected Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Patricia Estrada on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Estrada shares how chiropractic care benefits the collegiate athlete in his/her sport.
Schedule a Elgin chiropractic visit for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may include preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific exercise along with rehabilitative care. Connected Chiropractic works hard to get our Elgin athletes off the sideline and back into the game as quickly and healthy as possible.
