Richmond athletes – young and older alike – loathe
being sidelined from their sports. Johnson Chiropractic
knows this! Johnson Chiropractic offers personalized,
effective Richmond chiropractic treatment plans to get
athletes experiencing back pain to their sports
with more awareness of prevention and rehabilitation ideas
to escape future back pain and keep participating in
what they love to do.
YOUTH ATHLETES, THEIR SPORTS, AND SPONDYLOLYSIS BACK PAIN
Back pain may grip young athletes in a range
of sports. Researchers propose that the young person or
adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm needs to be
followed closely 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 had 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 tells Johnson Chiropractic
that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when suffering
with Richmond back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Richmond back pain sufferers often
comment that their back pain came on after a certain
seemingly benign move. That’s not uncommon! Past
research reports often pointed to
repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination
of these as important risk factors for spondylolysis. Such
motions were noted in practicing baseball batting/pitching, soccer
shooting, and volleyball spiking. Running track and field does not 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 in danger of mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Johnson Chiropractic
helps Richmond back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes the
same.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent paper noted
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 indicating
improved 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 blocking type II collagen
degradation. (4) Johnson Chiropractic has more info on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you’re an athlete or not!
CONTACT Johnson 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 Richmond chiropractic appointment
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may include
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise as well as rehabilitative care. Johnson Chiropractic
makes great effort to get our Richmond athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and safely
as possible.