Fort Wayne athletes – young and older alike – dislike being sidelined from their sports. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
understands this! Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc offers individualized,
effective Fort Wayne chiropractic treatment plans to return
athletes suffering with back pain to their sports
with more awareness of prevention and rehabilitation tips
to escape future back pain and keep participating in
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 carefully 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
3 sports with increased risk were baseball (54%),
soccer (48%), and hockey (44%). Females’ top three sports were gymnastics
(34%), marching band (31%), and softball (30%). Geography and level of athletic
prowess may significantly impact the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This just goes to show Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when experiencing Fort Wayne back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Fort Wayne back pain sufferers frequently
comment that their back pain came on following a certain
seemingly benign move. That’s not uncommon! Past
research reports often indicated that
repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination
of these to be important risk factors for spondylolysis. Such
motions were seen in baseball batting or pitching practice, soccer
shooting practice, and volleyball spiking practice. Running track and field does not require such motions, yet running athletes
are diagnosed with spondylolysis prompting
researchers to figure out why. They discovered that
the spinopelvic angles of running athletes are similar to the above sports’ athletes, making them vulnerable
to mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
helps Fort Wayne back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes the
same.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent article explained
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
enhanced cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes
while type II collagen synthesis was almost the same.
Glucosamine – a type II collagen – delivered a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen
degradation. (4) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc has more information on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
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 Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may include
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise along with rehabilitative care. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
works hard to get our Fort Wayne athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as quickly and healthy
as possible.