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

Sitka back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka can help.

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. That’s a term we’ve heard a lot about recently. Often, our Sitka chiropractic patients know 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%) as well as hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This is not surprising taking into consideration today’s aging population. A group of researchers looked through 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 with a history of osteoarthritis of the knee, 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 beginning/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 beginning of the study had a poorer outcome path. (4) Many Sitka chiropractic patients with different combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka. It's not unusual! Our gentle, effective chiropractic care fosters 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.

Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka shares a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation.

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

New tech brings new issues! Neck pain is a highly reported issue for adults and is now appearing 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 regardless of their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of sustained 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, took pain meds and muscle relaxants, did physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which provided temporary relief with many flare-ups. Eventually, chiropractic care that emphasized better posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Regular breaks and proper posture when using smartphones will do much to help avoid text neck syndrome. (6) Your Sitka chiropractor agrees with that same suggestion!

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Schedule your next Sitka chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related conditions that Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka welcomes!