March 2022 Healthy News from Satterwhite Chiropractic Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome

Oxford back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Satterwhite Chiropractic can help.

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. We’ve heard a lot about these, lately. Often, our Oxford chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a study of 10,234 primary care patients, those who had 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 atypical taking into consideration today’s aging population. A group of researchers studied published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients with a mean age of 66 years old also had knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Interestingly, researchers studied patients with a history of osteoarthritis of the knee, a mean age of 62.2 years, and a body mass index of 29.8kg for 90 days. Most patients were in the description 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 had knee buckling at the start of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many Oxford chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Satterwhite Chiropractic. It's not unusual! Our gentle, effective chiropractic care fosters a better path to healing!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains usual medical treatment of knee osteoarthritis as well as new drug-free, conservative treatment based on the principles of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Satterwhite Chiropractic presents a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation.

Oxford CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: AVOID AND TREAT TEXT-NECK

New tech instigates new problems! Neck pain is a highly reported issue for adults and is now appearing in kids. The term “text neck syndrome” describes today’s neck pain due to increased stresses on the cervical spine for users of handheld tech no matter their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of sustained forward head flexion while looking down is messing with us all. Attempting to get relief from his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber visited a family physician, took pain meds and muscle relaxants, performed physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which offered temporary relief with many flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic care that stressed better posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Regular breaks and proper posture when using smartphones go a long way to help avoid text neck syndrome. (6) Your Oxford chiropractor gives that same suggestion!

CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic

Make your next Oxford chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related conditions that Satterwhite Chiropractic welcomes!