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

Fernandina Beach back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Amelia Chiropractic Clinic can help.

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. We’ve heard a lot about these, lately. Often, our Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a study of 10,234 primary care patients, those with 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 studied 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) 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 90 days. Most patients fell into the 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, scored a negative affect score, and had knee buckling at the start of the study had a poorer outcome path. (4) Many Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Amelia Chiropractic 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 explains usual 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.

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

Fernandina Beach 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 appearing 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 regardless of their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of prolonged forward head flexion while looking down is messing with us all. Trying to get rid of his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber visited a family physician, tried 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 correct posture when using smartphones will do much to help thwart text neck syndrome. (6) Your Fernandina Beach chiropractor agrees with that same advice!

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Schedule your next Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related conditions that Amelia Chiropractic Clinic welcomes!