Groton athletes – young and older alike – detest being sidelined from their sports. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
knows this! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office offers personalized,
useful Groton chiropractic treatment plans to return
athletes suffering with back pain to their sports
with more knowledge 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 propose that the young person or
adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm needs to 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
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
ability may significantly influence the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This just goes to show Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when suffering
with Groton back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Groton back pain sufferers often
comment that their back pain came on following a particular
seemingly benign move. That’s not uncommon! Past
research reports usually 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 does not demand such motions, yet running athletes
are diagnosed with spondylolysis pushing
researchers to figure out why. They found 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) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
helps Groton back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A current article noted
that endurance athletes experienced 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 equivalent.
Glucosamine – a type II collagen – delivered a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen
degradation. (4) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office has more info on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you’re an athlete or not!
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Patricia Estrada on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Estrada shares how
chiropractic care influences the collegiate athlete in
his/her sport.
Schedule a Groton chiropractic visit
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may incorporate
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise along with rehabilitative care. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
works hard to get our Groton athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as quickly and safely
as possible.