March 2022 Healthy News from Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre 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 Toronto chiropractic patients know their own co-morbidities! In a report about 10,234 primary care patients, those with low back pain also recounted symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) as well as hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This is not atypical 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 experienced knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Interestingly, 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 3 months. Most patients were in the description category of minimal change in pain versus low pain at the start/large improvement and moderate pain at the start/worsened. Patients who felt high stress, scored a negative affect score, and experienced knee buckling at the start of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many Toronto chiropractic patients with different combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre. 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 explains usual 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.
Toronto 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 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 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, performed physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which offered temporary relief with many flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic care that emphasized improved 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 Toronto chiropractor gives that same advice!
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Make your next Toronto chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related conditions that Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre welcomes!