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

Plainville back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Layden Chiropractic can help.  

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. That’s a term we’ve heard a lot about recently. Often, our Plainville chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a report about 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain also reported 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 group of researchers examined 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) Further, researchers studied patients who had a history of osteoarthritis of the knee, 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 experienced knee buckling at the beginning of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many Plainville chiropractic patients with different combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Layden 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 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.        

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

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

New tech instigates new issues! Neck pain is a greatly reported issue for adults and is now showing up in kids. The term “text neck syndrome” describes today’s neck pain due to greater 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 went to 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 appropriate posture when using smartphones go a long way to help prevent text neck syndrome. (6) Your Plainville chiropractor agrees with that same advice!

CONTACT Layden Chiropractic

Make your next Plainville chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related conditions that Layden Chiropractic welcomes!

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