West Des Moines Knee Pain Relief Tips Executive Chiropractic of Iowa

Knees and knee pain. Boy, do we work our knees…or at least we should! Executive Chiropractic of Iowa hears about painful knees nearly as much as we hear about painful backs and necks! West Des Moines knee pain sufferers know the symptoms and feel the same: “I don’t want knee pain!” Executive Chiropractic of Iowa has some interesting new research on exercise, chiropractic care, and nutrition to keep knee pain in check.

EXERCISE PROTECTS THE KNEES

If you have West Des Moines knee pain, moving may seem like it will only aggravate it more. Many doctors like yours at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa and researchers hear that! That is fear. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa gets it! Physical activity is good for your knee’s overall health though. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa will work with you to calm your fear and make sure movement helps! Executive Chiropractic of Iowa also will tell you again that a sedentary lifestyle may cause more issues and likely end in more joint health troubles. A study that tracked people for 8 years found that persistent sitting was not related to knee osteoarthritis while low to moderate level of strenuous physical activity is protective against knee osteoarthritis. If you sit a lot, exercise, too. It helps. The authors specifically report that long-term strenuous activity participation didn’t increase the incidence of knee osteoarthritis. That’s good news! They write cautiously that people who were older, have a higher BMI, more severe pain, weaker quadriceps and depression were less likely to do any strenuous activities. (1) If that’s you, let’s get past these issues for your knees’ sake! Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is a great West Des Moines health partner!

QUADRICEPS HELPS THE KNEES

And talk about good partners, quads are to knees! Strong quadriceps benefit knees. Exercising the quadriceps is wise! A study compared younger and older folks doing resistance exercises via machine vs. elastic band. Both succeed! Maximal voluntary contraction of the knee extensors in older folks is greater than that in younger people. Exercise may benefit the older folks develop that muscle so it can persist longer and potentially decrease the muscle loss that naturally comes with aging. (2) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa can guide you toward stronger quads!

COORDINATE KNEES AND LIMBS

Ever heard of patellofemoral pain syndrome? It’s a term for a most common musculoskeletal disorder that finds atypical motor coordination of the limbs that loads the knees unequally, raising their risk of pain. (3) Understanding this helps your West Des Moines chiropractor guide treatment and exercise to help coordinate motion. One way toward improvement is resistance training whose effectiveness can particularly be noted in hopping. Researchers found that hopping requires strong ankles and knees that work together well. Resistance training increases strength and coordination benefiting knees and ankles. (4) Do not let the child in you hop away just yet! Check with your West Des Moines chiropractor first!

TREAT AND SUPPLEMENT

The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management involves exercise, chiropractic treatment, and supplementation. Much the same can be done for knees! Exercise as discussed above, chiropractic treatment of the knee based on principles of Cox® Technic for the spine adapted by Dr. Luigi Albano, and supplementation with chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate benefit knee cartilage which is similar to disc cartilage. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa will set up a chiropractic treatment plan for your knees regardless of their age!

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about pain relieving treatment of knee osteoarthritis founded on the principles of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Schedule you West Des Moines chiropractic appointment with Executive Chiropractic of Iowa today. Bring your painful knees to Executive Chiropractic of Iowa to reduce their pain!