Executive Chiropractic of Iowa Cares for West Des Moines Athletes of All Levels who have Back Pain
West Des Moines athletes – young and older alike – loathe being sidelined from their sports. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa knows this! Executive Chiropractic of Iowa offers individualized, useful West Des Moines chiropractic treatment plans to return athletes experiencing back pain to their activities with more knowledge of prevention and rehabilitation tips to avoid 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 range of sports. Researchers suggest that the young person or adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm needs to be followed closely 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 three sports with higher risk were baseball (54%), soccer (48%), and hockey (44%). Females’ top 3 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 Executive Chiropractic of Iowa that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when experiencing West Des Moines back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
West Des Moines back pain sufferers often comment that their back pain came on after a particular really non-hurtful move. That’s not uncommon! Past research reports often pointed to repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination of these as important risk factors for spondylolysis. Such motions were noted in practicing baseball batting/pitching, soccer shooting, and volleyball spiking. Running track and field doesn’t require such motions, and running athletes are diagnosed with spondylolysis pushing researchers to figure out why. They found that the spinopelvic angles of athletes who run are similar to the above sports’ athletes, putting them in danger of mechanical stress on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa helps West Des Moines back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A current paper noted that endurance athletes experienced intense joint-loading preceding 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 – provided a chondroprotective action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen degradation. (4) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa has more information on glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Patricia Estrada on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Estrada shares how chiropractic care influences the collegiate athlete in his/her sport.
Schedule a West Des Moines chiropractic appointment for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may incorporate preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific exercise along with rehabilitative care. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa works hard to get our West Des Moines athletes off the sideline and back into the game as quickly and safely as possible.
