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

Manahawkin back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Manahawkin Chiropractic Center can help.  

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. We’ve heard a lot about these, lately. So many times, our Manahawkin chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a study of 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain also reported 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 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 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 were in the description category of minimal change in pain versus low pain at the beginning/large improvement and moderate pain at the start/worsened. Patients who perceived high stress, scored a negative affect score, and had knee buckling at the start of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many Manahawkin chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Manahawkin Chiropractic Center. 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 tenets of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.        

Manahawkin Chiropractic Center shares a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation. 

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

New tech brings new issues! 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 greater stresses on the cervical spine for users of handheld tech regardless of their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of sustained forward head flexion while looking down is disturbing us all. In an attempt 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 provided temporary relief with several flare-ups. Eventually, chiropractic care that emphasized better posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Frequent breaks and appropriate posture when using smartphones go a long way to help thwart text neck syndrome. (6) Your Manahawkin chiropractor agrees with that same suggestion!

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

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