March 2022 Healthy News from Executive Chiropractic of Iowa Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome
Co-morbidities. That’s a term we’ve heard a lot about recently. So many times, our West Des Moines chiropractic patients know their own co-morbidities! In a study of 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain also reported symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) along with hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This is not atypical 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 experienced knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Interestingly, researchers studied patients who had 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 fell into the category of minimal change in pain versus low pain at the start/large improvement and moderate pain at the beginning/worsened. Patients who perceived high stress, scored a negative affect score, and experienced knee buckling at the start of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many West Des Moines chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Executive Chiropractic of Iowa. 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 details typical 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.
West Des Moines CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: AVOID AND TREAT TEXT-NECK
New tech brings new problems! 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 increased 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 disturbing us all. In an attempt 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. Finally, chiropractic care that emphasized better posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Frequent breaks and proper posture when using smartphones go a long way to help avoid text neck syndrome. (6) Your West Des Moines chiropractor gives that same advice!
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