Sitka athletes – young and older alike – hate to be sidelined from their sports. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
knows this! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka offers personalized,
effective Sitka chiropractic treatment plans to get
athletes experiencing back pain to their activities
with more knowledge of prevention and rehabilitation ideas
to escape future back pain and keep doing what they love to do.
YOUTH ATHLETES, THEIR SPORTS, AND SPONDYLOLYSIS BACK PAIN
Back pain may grip young athletes in a variety
of sports. Researchers suggest that the young person or
adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm should be
followed carefully for heightened risk of pars
interarticularis fracture related to spondylolisthesis
and spondylolysis. (1) In a new study of 1025 adolescent athletes with low back
pain, 30% of them was affected by spondylolysis. By sport, males’ top
3 sports with increased risk were baseball (54%),
soccer (48%), and hockey (44%). Females’ top three sports were gymnastics
(34%), marching band (31%), and softball (30%). Geography and level of athletic
ability may significantly impact the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when suffering
with Sitka back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Sitka back pain sufferers often
comment that their back pain came on after a certain
seemingly non-hurtful move. That’s not uncommon! Past
research studies often pointed to
repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination
of these to be important risk factors for spondylolysis. Such
motions were seen in baseball batting or pitching practice, soccer
shooting practice, and volleyball spiking practice. Running track and field doesn’t require such motions, yet running athletes
are diagnosed with spondylolysis prompting
researchers to figure out why. They discovered that
the spinopelvic angles in athletes who run are like
those of the above sports’ athletes, making them vulnerable
to mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
helps Sitka back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes the
same.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A current paper noted
that endurance athletes experienced intense joint-loading leading
to cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. The type II
collagen degradation in soccer and rugby players was elevated signifying
improved cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes
while type II collagen synthesis was nearly the same.
Glucosamine – a type II collagen – delivered a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen
degradation. (4) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has more detail on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Patricia Estrada on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Estrada shares how
chiropractic care benefits the collegiate athlete in
his/her sport.
Schedule a Sitka chiropractic appointment
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may incorporate
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise as well as rehabilitative care. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
makes great effort to get our Sitka athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and healthy
as possible.