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

Fort Wayne back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Aaron 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 Fort Wayne chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a study of 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain additionally recounted symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) as well as hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This isn’t surprising considering 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) Interestingly, 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 start/worsened. Patients who perceived high stress, scored a negative affect score, and experienced knee buckling at the beginning of the study had a poorer outcome path. (4) Many Fort Wayne chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Aaron Chiropractic Clinic. It's not unusual! Our gentle, effective chiropractic care fosters a better path to healing!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he details typical 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.

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

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

New tech brings 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 greater stresses on the cervical spine for users of handheld tech no matter their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of prolonged forward head flexion while looking down is messing with us all. In an attempt to get relief from his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber visited 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 emphasized better 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 avoid text neck syndrome. (6) Your Fort Wayne chiropractor agrees with that same advice!

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Schedule your next Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related issues that Aaron Chiropractic Clinic welcomes!