West Palm Beach athletes – young and older alike – hate to be sidelined from their sports. Chiropractic Care
understands this! Chiropractic Care offers personalized,
useful West Palm Beach chiropractic treatment plans to return
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 affect 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 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 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
ability may significantly impact the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This just goes to show Chiropractic Care
that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when suffering
with West Palm Beach back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
West Palm Beach back pain sufferers frequently
comment that their back pain came on after a certain
seemingly benign move. That’s not uncommon! Past
research studies often pointed to
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, yet running athletes
are diagnosed with spondylolysis prompting
researchers to figure out why. They discovered that
the spinopelvic angles of 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) Chiropractic Care
helps West Palm Beach back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A current paper explained
that endurance athletes experienced intense joint-loading leading
to cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. The type II
collagen degradation in soccer and rugby players was increased suggesting
enhanced cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes
while type II collagen synthesis was nearly the same.
Glucosamine – a type II collagen – provided a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen
degradation. (4) Chiropractic Care has more information on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Chiropractic Care
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 West Palm Beach 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. Chiropractic Care
works hard to get our West Palm Beach athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as quickly and safely
as possible.