OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Cares for McHenry Athletes of All Levels who have Back Pain
McHenry athletes – young and older alike – dislike being sidelined from their sports. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic knows this! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic offers individualized, effective McHenry chiropractic treatment plans to get athletes experiencing back pain to their sports with more awareness of prevention and rehabilitation tips to avoid future back pain and keep participating in what they love to do.
YOUTH ATHLETES, THEIR SPORTS, AND SPONDYLOLYSIS BACK PAIN
Back pain may affect young athletes in a range of sports. Researchers propose that the young person or adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm should be followed carefully for heightened risk of pars interarticularis fracture related to 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 three sports with increased risk were baseball (54%), soccer (48%), and hockey (44%). Females’ top three sports were gymnastics (34%), marching band (31%), and softball (30%). Geography and level of athletic prowess may significantly influence the risk of spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells OrthoIllinois Chiropractic that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when suffering with McHenry back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
McHenry back pain sufferers often comment that their back pain came on after a particular really benign move. That’s not uncommon! Past research reports usually indicated that repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination of these to be important risk factors for spondylolysis. Such motions were seen in baseball batting or pitching practice, soccer shooting practice, and volleyball spiking practice. Running track and field doesn’t require such motions, and running athletes are diagnosed with spondylolysis prompting researchers to determine why. They found that the spinopelvic angles in running athletes are like those of 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 article explained that endurance athletes experienced intense joint-loading leading to cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. In soccer and rugby players, the type II collagen degradation was elevated suggesting improved cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes while type II collagen synthesis was nearly equivalent. Glucosamine – a type II collagen – delivered a chondroprotective action on osteoarthritis by preventing type II collagen degradation. (4) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic has more detail on glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints whether you’re 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 benefits 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 along with 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.
