Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis. The connection? They’re both age-related degenerative diseases. (1) Some of us may avoid them, but those who do not can depend on on their St Peters chiropractor at Old Mill Chiropractic to step in and help with chiropractic spinal manipulation, nutritional advice, and understanding.
KOA and LSS
They are such small abbreviations for such painful conditions. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) affects 27 million people. (5) Degenerative changes in the spine are evident in up to 95% of people by the age of 50. Spinal stenosis most often occurs in adults over 60 years old. (6) Cartilage degeneration has a role in each. Pain stems from each. When both in one person, these two conditions may affect clinical outcomes for each. Lumbar spinal stenosis patients who choose back surgery for their condition and also suffer with knee osteoarthritis find their recoveries a little less favorable in terms of social life and activities. Their KOA makes it difficult to do routine work or ordinary activities due to knee pain or restricted knee range of motion. Authors of this paper proposed tempering surgical outcome predictions in patients who have KOA. (1) Old Mill Chiropractic uses St Peters chiropractic services to help back pain and knee pain sufferers feel better.
THE IMPORTANCE OF DEALING WITH KNEE AND OTHER PAIN
It’s pretty difficult to ignore St Peters back pain and knee pain. People suffering any type of low back pain and KOA had 2.7 times higher risk of frequent falls. People with moderate to severe low back pain and KOA were 3.7 times more at risk for falls. (2) Patients who have 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 with widespread pain and KOA reported feeling worse with higher levels of pain sensitization, less function and poorer physical performance. (3) Old Mill Chiropractic can help though.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Old Mill Chiropractic uses well-researched chiropractic care for knee osteoarthritis and St Peters back pain relief. Chiropractic researchers just reported that a combination of education, exercise and manual therapy over 6 weeks increased function for two of three patients who have knee osteoarthritis. (4) Old Mill Chiropractic also incorporates the research-documented, gentle spinal manipulation, Cox® Technic, to reduce intradiscal pressures, widen the area of canal and increase the height of the disc.
CONTACT Old Mill 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 St Peters chiropractic appointment at Old Mill Chiropractic soon. Knee osteoarthritis and back pain due to spinal stenosis have a connection, a connection that age makes for chiropractic to cope. See you soon!
