McHenry athletes – young and older alike – loathe
being sidelined from their sports. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
knows this! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic offers individualized,
useful McHenry chiropractic treatment plans to return
athletes suffering with back pain to their activities
with more awareness of prevention and rehabilitation tips
to escape future back pain and keep doing 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 suggest that the young person or
adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm should be
followed closely for increased risk of pars
interarticularis fracture associated with 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
ability may significantly influence the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This just goes to show OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when experiencing McHenry back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
McHenry 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 often indicated that
repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination
of these as key risk factors for spondylolysis. Such
motions were seen in practicing baseball batting/pitching, soccer
shooting, and volleyball spiking. Running track and field does not require such motions, yet running athletes
are diagnosed with spondylolysis pushing
researchers to figure out why. They discovered that
the spinopelvic angles of 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) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
helps McHenry back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes the
same.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A current paper explained
that endurance athletes has intense joint-loading preceding cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. The type II
collagen degradation in soccer and rugby players was increased indicating
enhanced cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes
while type II collagen synthesis was almost equivalent.
Glucosamine – a type II collagen – provided a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by preventing type II collagen
degradation. (4) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic has more information on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Patricia Estrada on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Estrada shares how
chiropractic care impacts the collegiate athlete in
his/her sport.
Schedule a McHenry 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. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
works hard to get our McHenry athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and safely
as possible.