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March 2022 Healthy News from Spinal Care Clinic Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome

Burlington and Hamilton back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Spinal Care Clinic can help.  

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. We’ve heard a lot about these, lately. So many times, our Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a study of 10,234 primary care patients, those with low back pain additionally reported symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) as well as hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This isn’t surprising taking into consideration today’s aging population. A research group studied published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients aged 66 years old (mean) also suffered with 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 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 had knee buckling at the start of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Spinal Care Clinic. 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 describes 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.        

Spinal Care Clinic presents a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation. 

Burlington and Hamilton CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:  AVOID AND TREAT TEXT-NECK

New tech instigates 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 no matter their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of prolonged forward head flexion while looking down is disturbing us all. Attempting to get rid of his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber went to a family physician, took pain meds and muscle relaxants, did physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which provided temporary relief with many flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic care that stressed 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 Burlington and Hamilton chiropractor gives that same suggestion!

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Make your next Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related issues that Spinal Care Clinic welcomes!

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