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

Richmond back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Johnson Chiropractic can help.  

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. That’s a term we’ve heard a lot about recently. So many times, our Richmond chiropractic patients can list 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%) along with hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This isn’t surprising considering today’s aging population. A group of researchers looked through 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 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 beginning/large improvement and moderate pain at the start/worsened. Patients who felt high stress, scored a negative affect score, and experienced knee buckling at the beginning of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many Richmond chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Johnson Chiropractic. 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 usual 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.        

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

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

New tech instigates new problems! Neck pain is a highly reported issue for adults and is now showing up 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 disturbing us all. Attempting to get relief from his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber went to a family physician, tried 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 better posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Frequent breaks and appropriate posture when using smartphones will do much to help prevent text neck syndrome. (6) Your Richmond chiropractor gives that same advice!

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Make your next Richmond chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related issues that Johnson Chiropractic welcomes!

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