Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC Cares for La Grande Athletes of All Levels who have Back Pain
La Grande athletes – young and older alike – detest being sidelined from their sports. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC knows this! Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC offers personalized, useful La Grande chiropractic treatment plans to return athletes suffering with back pain to their activities 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 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 increased 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 ability may significantly impact the risk of spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells Dr. 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 often comment that their back pain came on following a certain really benign move. That’s not uncommon! Past research studies often indicated that repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination of these as important risk factors for spondylolysis. Such motions were noted in practicing baseball batting/pitching, soccer shooting, and volleyball spiking. Running track and field doesn’t demand such motions, yet running athletes are diagnosed with spondylolysis prompting researchers to determine why. They found that the spinopelvic angles of athletes who run are similar to the above sports’ athletes, making them vulnerable to mechanical stress on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC helps La Grande back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A current paper noted that endurance athletes experienced intense joint-loading leading to cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. In soccer and rugby players, the type II collagen degradation was increased indicating enhanced cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes while type II collagen synthesis was almost equivalent. Glucosamine – a type II collagen – provided a chondroprotective action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen degradation. (4) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC has more information on glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Dr. 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 incorporate preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific exercise as well as rehabilitative care. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC makes great effort to get our La Grande athletes off the sideline and back into the game as quickly and healthy as possible.
