Manahawkin Chiropractic Center Cares for Manahawkin Athletes of All Levels who have Back Pain
Manahawkin athletes – young and older alike – loathe being sidelined from their sports. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center knows this! Manahawkin Chiropractic Center offers individualized, useful Manahawkin chiropractic treatment plans to get athletes experiencing back pain to their sports with more knowledge of prevention and rehabilitation tips to avoid 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 closely 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 3 sports were gymnastics (34%), marching band (31%), and softball (30%). Geography and level of athletic prowess may significantly influence the risk of spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This just goes to show Manahawkin Chiropractic Center that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when experiencing Manahawkin back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Manahawkin back pain sufferers frequently comment that their back pain came on after a particular really non-hurtful move. That’s not uncommon! Past research studies often indicated that repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination of these as important risk factors for spondylolysis. Such motions were seen in practicing baseball batting/pitching, soccer shooting, and volleyball spiking. Running track and field doesn’t require such motions, yet running athletes are diagnosed with spondylolysis prompting researchers to determine why. They found that the spinopelvic angles in running athletes are like those of the above sports’ athletes, making them vulnerable to mechanical stress on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center helps Manahawkin back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes the same.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent article noted 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 increased suggesting improved cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes while type II collagen synthesis was nearly equivalent. Glucosamine – a type II collagen – provided a chondroprotective action on osteoarthritis by preventing type II collagen degradation. (4) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center has more info on glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints whether you’re an athlete or not!
CONTACT Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
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 Manahawkin chiropractic visit for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may incorporate preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific exercise along with rehabilitative care. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center makes great effort to get our Manahawkin athletes off the sideline and back into the game as fast and safely as possible.
