March 2022 Healthy News from Aurora Chiropractic Center 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 Juneau chiropractic patients know their own co-morbidities! In a study of 10,234 primary care patients, those with low back pain also recounted symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) as well as hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This is not atypical taking into consideration today’s aging population. A group of researchers looked through published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients with a mean age of 66 years old also suffered with 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 3 months. Most patients fell into the category of minimal change in pain versus low pain at the start/large improvement and moderate pain at the start/worsened. Patients who felt high stress, scored a negative affect score, and experienced knee buckling at the start of the study had a poorer outcome path. (4) Many Juneau chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Aurora Chiropractic Center. 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 tenets of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Juneau CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: AVOID AND TREAT TEXT-NECK
New tech instigates 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 greater stresses on the cervical spine for users of handheld tech regardless of their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of sustained 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, took pain meds and muscle relaxants, did physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which provided temporary relief with many flare-ups. Eventually, chiropractic care that emphasized better 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 Juneau chiropractor agrees with that same suggestion!
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Make your next Juneau chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related conditions that Aurora Chiropractic Center welcomes!