March 2022 Healthy News from Vancouver Disc Centers Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome

Vancouver back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Vancouver Disc Centers can help.

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. We’ve heard a lot about these, lately. Often, our Vancouver chiropractic patients know their own co-morbidities! In a study of 10,234 primary care patients, those with 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 surprising taking into consideration today’s aging population. A group of researchers examined published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients aged 66 years old (mean) also had 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 3 months. 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 felt high stress, had a negative affect score, and had knee buckling at the start of the study had a poorer outcome path. (4) Many Vancouver chiropractic patients with different combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Vancouver Disc Centers. 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 explains typical 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.

Vancouver Disc Centers shares a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation.

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

New tech instigates new issues! Neck pain is a highly reported issue for adults and is now appearing in kids. The term “text neck syndrome” explains today’s neck pain due to increased stresses on the cervical spine for users of handheld tech no matter their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of sustained forward head flexion while looking down is messing with us all. Attempting to get relief from his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber went to a family physician, took pain meds and muscle relaxants, did physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which provided temporary relief with many flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic care that stressed improved posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Frequent breaks and correct posture when using smartphones go a long way to help thwart text neck syndrome. (6) Your Vancouver chiropractor agrees with that same advice!

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Schedule your next Vancouver chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related issues that Vancouver Disc Centers welcomes!