Baton Rouge athletes – young and older alike – dislike being sidelined from their sports. Spine & Sports Rehab Center
knows this! Spine & Sports Rehab Center offers individualized,
effective Baton Rouge chiropractic treatment plans to return
athletes experiencing back pain to their activities
with more awareness of prevention and rehabilitation ideas
to avoid future back pain and keep doing what they love to do.
YOUTH ATHLETES, THEIR SPORTS, AND SPONDYLOLYSIS BACK PAIN
Back pain may grip young athletes in a variety
of sports. Researchers suggest that the young person or
adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm needs to be
followed closely for increased risk of pars
interarticularis fracture associated with spondylolisthesis
and spondylolysis. (1) In a new study of 1025 adolescent athletes with low back
pain, 30% of them had spondylolysis. By sport, males’ top
three 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
prowess may significantly impact the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells Spine & Sports Rehab Center
that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when suffering
with Baton Rouge back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Baton Rouge back pain sufferers frequently
comment that their back pain came on following a particular
seemingly non-hurtful 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 important risk factors for spondylolysis. Such
motions were seen in baseball batting or pitching practice, soccer
shooting practice, and volleyball spiking practice. Running track and field doesn’t demand such motions, and running athletes
are seen with spondylolysis pushing
researchers to figure out why. They discovered that
the spinopelvic angles in running athletes are like
those of the above sports’ athletes, putting them at risk of mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Spine & Sports Rehab Center
helps Baton Rouge back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent article explained
that endurance athletes has intense joint-loading preceding cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. The type II
collagen degradation in soccer and rugby players was elevated suggesting
enhanced cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes
while type II collagen synthesis was almost equivalent.
Glucosamine – a type II collagen – delivered a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by preventing type II collagen
degradation. (4) Spine & Sports Rehab Center has more information on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you’re an athlete or not!
CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Patricia Estrada on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Estrada shares how
chiropractic care benefits the collegiate athlete in
his/her sport.
Schedule a Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may incorporate
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise along with rehabilitative care. Spine & Sports Rehab Center
makes great effort to get our Baton Rouge athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and safely
as possible.