Vancouver athletes – young and older alike – hate to be sidelined from their sports. Vancouver Disc Centers
understands this! Vancouver Disc Centers offers individualized,
effective Vancouver chiropractic treatment plans to return
athletes experiencing back pain to their activities
with more awareness of prevention and rehabilitation ideas
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 affect young athletes in a variety
of sports. Researchers propose 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 had 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 tells Vancouver Disc Centers
that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when experiencing Vancouver back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Vancouver back pain sufferers frequently
comment that their back pain came on following a particular
really non-hurtful move. That’s not uncommon! Past
research reports usually indicated that
repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination
of these to be key risk factors for spondylolysis. Such
motions were noted in baseball batting or pitching practice, soccer
shooting practice, and volleyball spiking practice. Running track and field doesn’t demand such motions, and running athletes
are diagnosed with spondylolysis prompting
researchers to determine why. They found that
the spinopelvic angles in athletes who run are similar to the above sports’ athletes, putting them at risk of mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Vancouver Disc Centers
helps Vancouver back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A current article explained
that endurance athletes has intense joint-loading leading
to cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. In soccer and rugby players, the
type II collagen degradation was increased suggesting
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) Vancouver Disc Centers has more information on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Patricia Estrada on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Estrada shares how
chiropractic care benefits the collegiate athlete in
his/her sport.
Schedule a Vancouver chiropractic appointment
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may incorporate
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise as well as rehabilitative care. Vancouver Disc Centers
makes great effort to get our Vancouver athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and healthy
as possible.