March 2022 Healthy News from Most Chiropractic Clinic Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome

Murfreesboro back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Most Chiropractic Clinic can help.

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. That’s a term we’ve heard a lot about recently. Often, our Murfreesboro chiropractic patients know their own co-morbidities! In a report about 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain additionally recounted symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) along with hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This is not 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 experienced knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Further, researchers studied patients with a history of knee osteoarthritis, a mean age of 62.2 years, and a body mass index of 29.8kg for 90 days. Most patients were in the description category of minimal change in pain versus low pain at the beginning/large improvement and moderate pain at the beginning/worsened. Patients who perceived high stress, had a negative affect score, and experienced knee buckling at the beginning of the study had a poorer outcome path. (4) Many Murfreesboro chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Most Chiropractic Clinic. 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 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.

Most Chiropractic Clinic presents a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation.

Murfreesboro CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: AVOID AND TREAT TEXT-NECK

New tech brings new problems! Neck pain is a greatly 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 extended forward head flexion while looking down is messing with us all. Trying to get relief from his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber went to a family physician, tried pain meds and muscle relaxants, performed physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which offered temporary relief with several flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic care that emphasized improved posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Regular breaks and correct posture when using smartphones go a long way to help thwart text neck syndrome. (6) Your Murfreesboro chiropractor agrees with that same suggestion!

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Make your next Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related conditions that Most Chiropractic Clinic welcomes!