Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis. The connection? They’re both age-related degenerative diseases. (1) Some of us may escape them, but those who do not can depend on on their Plainville chiropractor at Layden Chiropractic to intervene when asked and help with chiropractic spinal manipulation, nutrition, and understanding.
KOA and LSS
They are such little abbreviations for such painful conditions. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) concerns 27 million people. (5) Degenerative changes in the spine are evident in upwards of 95% of those over 50. Spinal stenosis most often occurs in adults over 60 years old. (6) Cartilage degeneration plays a role in each. Pain results from each. When both in one person, these two conditions may affect clinical outcomes for each. Lumbar spinal stenosis patients who choose back surgery for their condition and also suffer with knee osteoarthritis find their recoveries a bit less favorable related to social life and activities. Their KOA makes it difficult to do routine work or ordinary activities due to knee pain or restricted knee range of motion. Authors of this paper suggested tempering surgical outcome predictions in patients who have KOA. (1) Layden Chiropractic brings Plainville chiropractic services to the care mix to get back pain and knee pain patients feeling better.
THE IMPORTANCE OF DEALING WITH KNEE AND OTHER PAIN
It is pretty difficult to disregard Plainville back pain and knee pain. People suffering any type of low back pain and KOA had 2.7 times higher risk of frequent falls. People with moderate to severe low back pain and KOA were 3.7 times more at risk for falls. (2) Patients who have KOA and widespread pain vs patients with KOA and low back pain vs patients with KOA and multijoint pain vs those with KOA only, patients with widespread pain and KOA described feeling worse with higher measures of pain sensitization, less function and poorer physical performance. (3) Layden Chiropractic can help though.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Layden Chiropractic utilizes well-researched chiropractic care for knee osteoarthritis and Plainville back pain relief. Chiropractic researchers recently recounted that a mix of education, exercise and manual therapy over 6 weeks improved function for two of three patients with knee osteoarthritis. (4) Layden Chiropractic also uses the research-documented, gentle spinal manipulation, Cox® Technic, to drop intradiscal pressures, widen the area of canal and increase the height of the disc.
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Michael McMurray on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares just how chiropractic relieves back pain due to spinal stenosis with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule a Plainville chiropractic appointment at Layden Chiropractic soon. Knee osteoarthritis and back pain due to spinal stenosis have a link, a link that age creates for chiropractic to contend with. See you soon!
