March 2022 Healthy News from Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome

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Baton Rouge back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers can help.

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. That’s a term we’ve heard a lot about recently. Often, our Baton Rouge chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a study of 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain additionally recounted symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) along with hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This is not surprising taking into consideration today’s aging population. A research group looked through published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients with a mean age of 66 years old also suffered with knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Further, researchers studied patients with a history of osteoarthritis of the knee, a mean age of 62.2 years, and a body mass index of 29.8kg for 90 days. 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 start/worsened. Patients who perceived high stress, had a negative affect score, and experienced knee buckling at the start of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many Baton Rouge chiropractic patients with different combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers. 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 typical medical treatment of knee osteoarthritis as well as new drug-free, conservative treatment based on the principles of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers presents a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation.

Baton Rouge CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: AVOID AND TREAT TEXT-NECK

New tech brings new issues! Neck pain is a greatly reported issue for adults and is now appearing in kids. The term “text neck syndrome” describes today’s neck pain due to increased stresses on the cervical spine for users of handheld tech no matter their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of extended forward head flexion while looking down is messing with us all. Trying to get relief from his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber visited a family physician, took pain meds and muscle relaxants, did physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which provided temporary relief with several flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic care that emphasized improved posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Regular breaks and appropriate posture when using smartphones go a long way to help prevent text neck syndrome. (6) Your Baton Rouge chiropractor agrees with that same advice!

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Schedule your next Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related issues that Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers welcomes!