March 2022 Healthy News from Pure Chiropractic Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome

Concord, NC back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Pure Chiropractic can help.

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. We’ve heard a lot about these, lately. So many times, our Concord, NC 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%) along with hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This isn’t surprising taking into consideration today’s aging population. A group of researchers studied published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients aged 66 years old (mean) also had 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 3 months. Most patients fell into the category of minimal change in pain versus low pain at the beginning/large improvement and moderate pain at the beginning/worsened. Patients who felt high stress, scored a negative affect score, and experienced knee buckling at the beginning of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many Concord, NC chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Pure Chiropractic. 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 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.

Pure Chiropractic presents a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation.

Concord, NC 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” 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 disturbing us all. In an attempt to get rid of his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber went to a family physician, tried pain meds and muscle relaxants, performed physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which offered temporary relief with several flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic care that stressed 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 Concord, NC chiropractor gives that same suggestion!

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Make your next Concord, NC chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related issues that Pure Chiropractic welcomes!