March 2022 Healthy News from Chiropractic Solutions 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. So many times, our San Jose chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a report about 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain additionally recounted symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) as well as hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This isn’t atypical considering today’s aging population. A group of researchers examined published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients with a mean age of 66 years old also had knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Further, researchers studied patients who had 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 were in the description category of minimal change in pain versus low pain at the start/large improvement and moderate pain at the beginning/worsened. Patients who felt high stress, had a negative affect score, and had knee buckling at the beginning of the study had a poorer outcome path. (4) Many San Jose chiropractic patients with different combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Chiropractic Solutions. 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 usual 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.
San Jose 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 increased 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 disturbing 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, did physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which offered temporary relief with many flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic care that emphasized improved 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 thwart text neck syndrome. (6) Your San Jose chiropractor gives that same advice!
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