La Grande athletes – young and older alike – loathe
being sidelined from their sports. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
understands this! Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC offers personalized,
useful La Grande chiropractic treatment plans to get
athletes experiencing back pain to their activities
with more knowledge 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 range
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 associated with 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
3 sports with higher 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
prowess may significantly influence the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when suffering
with La Grande back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
La Grande back pain sufferers frequently
comment that their back pain came on after a certain
seemingly non-hurtful move. That’s not uncommon! Past
research studies usually 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 seen in practicing baseball batting/pitching, soccer
shooting, and volleyball spiking. Running track and field doesn’t demand such motions, yet running athletes
are seen with spondylolysis prompting
researchers to determine why. They found that
the spinopelvic angles of athletes who run are like
those of the above sports’ athletes, putting them at risk of mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
helps La Grande back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent paper noted
that endurance athletes has intense joint-loading preceding cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. In soccer and rugby players, the
type II collagen degradation was increased signifying
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 preventing type II collagen
degradation. (4) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC has more detail on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
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 La Grande chiropractic visit
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may include
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise along with rehabilitative care. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
makes great effort to get our La Grande athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and safely
as possible.