March 2022 Healthy News from Old Mill 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 St Peters chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a report about 10,234 primary care patients, those with low back pain also reported symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) as well as hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This is not surprising considering today’s aging population. A research group looked through published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients aged 66 years old (mean) also experienced knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Interestingly, 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 90 days. Most patients fell into the category of minimal change in pain versus low pain at the start/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 poorer outcome path. (4) Many St Peters chiropractic patients with different combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Old Mill 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 details typical medical treatment of knee osteoarthritis as well as new drug-free, conservative treatment based on the principles of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
St Peters 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” describes 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 prolonged forward head flexion while looking down is messing with us all. Attempting to get rid of his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber visited a family physician, tried pain meds and muscle relaxants, performed physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which provided temporary relief with several flare-ups. Eventually, chiropractic care that emphasized better posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Frequent breaks and correct posture when using smartphones go a long way to help avoid text neck syndrome. (6) Your St Peters chiropractor gives that same advice!
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Schedule your next St Peters chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related conditions that Old Mill Chiropractic welcomes!