San Jose athletes – young and older alike – hate to be sidelined from their sports. Chiropractic Solutions
understands this! Chiropractic Solutions offers personalized,
effective San Jose chiropractic treatment plans to get
athletes experiencing back pain to their sports
with more awareness of prevention and rehabilitation tips
to avoid future back pain and keep doing what they love to do.
YOUTH ATHLETES, THEIR SPORTS, AND SPONDYLOLYSIS BACK PAIN
Back pain may affect young athletes in a range
of sports. Researchers suggest that the young person or
adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm should be
followed closely for heightened risk of pars
interarticularis fracture related to spondylolisthesis
and spondylolysis. (1) In a new study of 1025 adolescent athletes with low back
pain, 30% of them was affected by spondylolysis. By sport, males’ top
3 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 impact the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells Chiropractic Solutions
that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when suffering
with San Jose back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
San Jose back pain sufferers frequently
comment that their back pain came on following a particular
seemingly benign 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 require such motions, yet running athletes
are seen with spondylolysis pushing
researchers to determine why. They discovered that
the spinopelvic angles in running athletes are similar to the above sports’ athletes, putting them in danger of mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Chiropractic Solutions
helps San Jose back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes the
same.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent article 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 increased signifying
enhanced 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 preventing type II collagen
degradation. (4) Chiropractic Solutions has more information on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Patricia Estrada on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Estrada shares how
chiropractic care influences the collegiate athlete in
his/her sport.
Schedule a San Jose chiropractic visit
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may include
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise as well as rehabilitative care. Chiropractic Solutions
makes great effort to get our San Jose athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as quickly and healthy
as possible.