March 2022 Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome
Co-morbidities. That’s a term we’ve heard a lot about recently. Often, our McHenry chiropractic patients know their own co-morbidities! In a study of 10,234 primary care patients, those with 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 is not atypical considering today’s aging population. A group of researchers studied published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients with a mean age of 66 years old also suffered with knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Further, researchers studied patients who had 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 start/large improvement and moderate pain at the start/worsened. Patients who perceived high stress, had a negative affect score, and had knee buckling at the beginning of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many McHenry chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to OrthoIllinois Chiropractic. It's not unusual! Our gentle, effective chiropractic care fosters a better path to healing!
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McHenry CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: AVOID AND TREAT TEXT-NECK
New tech instigates new issues! Neck pain is a greatly 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 regardless of their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of sustained forward head flexion while looking down is messing with us all. Attempting to get rid of his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber went to a family physician, took pain meds and muscle relaxants, performed physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which offered temporary relief with several flare-ups. Eventually, chiropractic care that emphasized improved posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Frequent breaks and proper posture when using smartphones will do much to help avoid text neck syndrome. (6) Your McHenry chiropractor gives that same suggestion!
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Make your next McHenry chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related issues that OrthoIllinois Chiropractic welcomes!