Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis. The connection? They’re both age-related degenerative diseases. (1) Some of us may avoid them, but those who don’t can rely on their Fort Wayne chiropractor at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic to intervene when asked and help with chiropractic spinal manipulation, nutritional advice, and understanding.
KOA and LSS
They are such little abbreviations for such painful conditions. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) concerns 27 million people. (5) Degenerative changes in the spine are evident in up to 95% of those over 50. Spinal stenosis most often occurs in adults over 60 years old. (6) Cartilage degeneration has a part in each. Pain stems from each. When combined in one person, these two conditions may alter clinical outcomes for each. Lumbar spinal stenosis patients who choose back surgery for their condition and also suffer with knee osteoarthritis realize their recoveries a little less beneficial in terms of social life and activities. Their KOA complicates their ability to do routine work or ordinary activities due to knee pain or restricted knee range of motion. Writers of this paper suggested tempering surgical outcome predictions in patients who have KOA. (1) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic uses Fort Wayne chiropractic services to help back pain and knee pain sufferers feel better.
THE IMPORTANCE OF DEALING WITH KNEE AND OTHER PAIN
It is pretty difficult to ignore Fort Wayne back pain and knee pain. People who have any type of low back pain and KOA had 2.7 times higher risk of recurrent falls. People who have moderate to severe low back pain and KOA were 3.7 times more at risk for falls. (2) Patients who have KOA and widespread pain vs patients with KOA and low back pain vs patients with KOA and multijoint pain vs those with KOA only, patients who have widespread pain and KOA described feeling worse with higher levels of pain sensitization, less function and poorer physical performance. (3) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic can improve things though.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic uses well-researched chiropractic care for knee osteoarthritis and Fort Wayne back pain relief. Chiropractic researchers recently reported that a blend of education, exercise and manual therapy over 6 weeks increased function for two of three patients with knee osteoarthritis. (4) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic also uses the research-documented, gentle spinal manipulation, Cox® Technic, to reduce intradiscal pressures, widen the area of canal and raise the height of the disc.
CONTACT Aaron Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Michael McMurray on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes just how chiropractic alleviates back pain due to spinal stenosis with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule a Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic soon. Knee osteoarthritis and back pain due to spinal stenosis have a link, a link that age creates for chiropractic to cope. See you at your next appointment!
