March 2022 Healthy News from Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc 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. Often, our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a report about 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain also recounted symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) along with hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This isn’t surprising taking into consideration today’s aging population. A group of researchers studied published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients aged 66 years old (mean) also suffered with knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Interestingly, researchers studied patients who had 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 start/large improvement and moderate pain at the start/worsened. Patients who perceived high stress, had a negative affect score, and experienced knee buckling at the beginning of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many Fort Wayne chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc. 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 describes 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.
Fort Wayne CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: AVOID AND TREAT TEXT-NECK
New tech instigates new issues! Neck pain is a greatly reported issue for adults and is now appearing in kids. The term “text neck syndrome” explains 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 prolonged forward head flexion while looking down is messing with us all. In an attempt to get relief from 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 offered temporary relief with several flare-ups. Eventually, chiropractic care that stressed improved 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 prevent text neck syndrome. (6) Your Fort Wayne chiropractor gives that same suggestion!
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