March 2022 Healthy News from Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome
Co-morbidities. That’s a term we’ve heard a lot about recently. So many times, our La Grande chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a report about 10,234 primary care patients, those with low back pain also reported symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) as well as hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This isn’t surprising considering today’s aging population. A research group looked through published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients aged 66 years old (mean) also experienced knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Further, researchers studied patients who had a history of knee osteoarthritis, a mean age of 62.2 years, and a body mass index of 29.8kg for 90 days. 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, had a negative affect score, and experienced knee buckling at the beginning of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many La Grande chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC. 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 describes 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.
La Grande 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 greater stresses on the cervical spine for users of handheld tech regardless of their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of extended forward head flexion while looking down is disturbing us all. Trying to get rid of his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber went to a family physician, tried pain meds and muscle relaxants, did physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which offered temporary relief with many flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic care that emphasized better posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Frequent breaks and proper posture when using smartphones go a long way to help prevent text neck syndrome. (6) Your La Grande chiropractor gives that same advice!
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Make your next La Grande chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related conditions that Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC welcomes!