La Grande Knee Pain Relief Tips Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC

Knees and knee pain. Boy, do we work our knees…or at least we should! Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC hears about painful knees nearly as much as we hear about painful backs and necks! La Grande knee pain sufferers know the symptoms and wonder “What can I do about this knee pain?” Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC has some interesting new research on exercise, chiropractic care, and nutrition to keep knee pain under control.

EXERCISE PROTECTS THE KNEES

If you suffer with La Grande knee pain, moving may seem like it will only aggravate it more. Many doctors like yours at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC and researchers have heard that! That’s fear. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC understands! Physical activity is good for your knee’s overall health though. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC will be right beside you to calm your fear and make sure movement helps! Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC also reminds you that a sedentary lifestyle may cause more issues and likely end in more joint health problems. A study that tracked people for 8 years found that persistent sitting was not associated with knee osteoarthritis while low to moderate level of energetic physical activity is protective against knee osteoarthritis. If you sit a lot, exercise, too. It helps. The authors specifically state that long-term strenuous activity participation did not increase the incidence of knee osteoarthritis. That is good news! They report cautiously that people who were older, have a larger BMI, more severe pain, weaker quadriceps and depression were not as likely to do any strenuous activities. (1) If that is you, let’s get past these issues for your knees’ sake! Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is a fabulous La Grande health partner!

QUADRICEPS HELPS THE KNEES

And talk about good partners, quads are to knees! Strong quadriceps benefit knees. Exercising the quadriceps is smart! A study examined younger and older folks doing resistance exercises via machine vs. elastic band. Both succeed! Maximal voluntary contraction of the knee extensors in older folks is higher than that in younger people. Exercise may help the older folks develop that muscle so it can persist longer and potentially reduce the muscle loss that naturally comes with aging. (2) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC can guide you toward stronger quads!

COORDINATE KNEES AND LIMBS

Ever heard of patellofemoral pain syndrome? It is a term for a very common musculoskeletal disorder that finds atypical motor coordination of the limbs that loads the knees unevenly, putting them at risk of pain. (3) Knowing this helps your La Grande chiropractor direct treatment and exercise to assist in coordinating motion. One approach to improving motion is resistance training whose effectiveness can particularly be noted in hopping. Researchers found that hopping requires strong ankles and knees that work together well. Resistance training increases strength and coordination benefiting knees and ankles. (4) Don’t let the child in you start hopping just yet! Check with your La Grande chiropractor first!

TREAT AND SUPPLEMENT

The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporates exercise, chiropractic treatment, and supplementation. Much the same can be applied to the care of knees! Exercise as defined above, chiropractic treatment of the knee based on principles of Cox® Technic for the spine adapted by Dr. Luigi Albano, and supplementation with chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate benefit knee cartilage which is similar to disc cartilage. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC will set up a chiropractic treatment plan for your knees no matter their age!

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about pain relieving treatment of knee osteoarthritis based on the principles of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Schedule you La Grande chiropractic appointment with Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC today. Bring your painful knees to Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC to relieve their pain!