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

Ashburn and Herndon back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn 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 Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a report about 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain additionally reported symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) as well as hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This is not surprising taking into consideration today’s aging population. A research group examined 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) Interestingly, researchers studied patients with a history of osteoarthritis of the knee, a mean age of 62.2 years, and a body mass index of 29.8kg for 3 months.  Most patients fell into the category of minimal change in pain versus low pain at the start/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 poorer outcome path. (4) Many Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. It's not unusual! Our gentle, effective chiropractic care helps get them on 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 tenets of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.        

Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn shares a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation. 

Ashburn and Herndon CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:  AVOID AND TREAT TEXT-NECK

New tech instigates new issues! Neck pain is a highly reported issue for adults and is now showing up in kids. The term “text neck syndrome” describes 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 prolonged forward head flexion while looking down is disturbing us all. In an attempt 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, did physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which offered temporary relief with many flare-ups. Eventually, chiropractic care that emphasized better posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Regular breaks and appropriate posture when using smartphones will do much to help prevent text neck syndrome. (6) Your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor gives that same suggestion!

CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn

Make your next Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related conditions that Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn welcomes!