Carrolltown athletes – young and older alike – loathe
being sidelined from their sports. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
knows this! Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation offers personalized,
useful Carrolltown chiropractic treatment plans to return
athletes suffering with back pain to their activities
with more awareness of prevention and rehabilitation ideas
to escape future back pain and keep doing what they love to do.
YOUTH ATHLETES, THEIR SPORTS, AND SPONDYLOLYSIS BACK PAIN
Back pain may grip 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 carefully for increased 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 3 sports were gymnastics
(34%), marching band (31%), and softball (30%). Geography and level of athletic
ability may significantly impact the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when experiencing Carrolltown back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Carrolltown back pain sufferers often
comment that their back pain came on after a particular
really 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 key risk factors for spondylolysis. Such
motions were noted in practicing baseball batting/pitching, soccer
shooting, and volleyball spiking. Running track and field doesn’t demand such motions, and running athletes
are seen with spondylolysis pushing
researchers to determine why. They discovered that
the spinopelvic angles of 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) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
helps Carrolltown back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A new article explained
that endurance athletes has intense joint-loading leading
to cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. The type II
collagen degradation in soccer and rugby players was increased signifying
enhanced cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes
while type II collagen synthesis was almost equivalent.
Glucosamine – a type II collagen – delivered a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by preventing type II collagen
degradation. (4) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation has more info on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you’re an athlete or not!
CONTACT Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
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 Carrolltown 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. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
works hard to get our Carrolltown athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and healthy
as possible.