Satterwhite Chiropractic Cares for Oxford Athletes of All Levels who have Back Pain
Oxford athletes – young and older alike – dislike being sidelined from their sports. Satterwhite Chiropractic understands this! Satterwhite Chiropractic offers personalized, useful Oxford chiropractic treatment plans to return athletes experiencing back pain to their sports with more awareness of prevention and rehabilitation ideas to avoid future back pain and keep doing what they love to do.
YOUTH ATHLETES, THEIR SPORTS, AND SPONDYLOLYSIS BACK PAIN
Back pain may grip 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 carefully for increased 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 three sports were gymnastics (34%), marching band (31%), and softball (30%). Geography and level of athletic prowess may significantly influence the risk of spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells Satterwhite Chiropractic that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when experiencing Oxford back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Oxford back pain sufferers often comment that their back pain came on following a certain seemingly benign move. That’s not uncommon! Past research reports often pointed to repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination of these to be key risk factors for spondylolysis. Such motions were seen in baseball batting or pitching practice, soccer shooting practice, and volleyball spiking practice. Running track and field does not require such motions, yet running athletes are seen with spondylolysis pushing researchers to determine why. They discovered that the spinopelvic angles in athletes who run are similar to the above sports’ athletes, placing them in danger of mechanical stress on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Satterwhite Chiropractic helps Oxford back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A current paper explained that endurance athletes experienced intense joint-loading leading to cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. The type II collagen degradation in soccer and rugby players 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 – delivered a chondroprotective action on osteoarthritis by preventing type II collagen degradation. (4) Satterwhite Chiropractic has more information on glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints whether you’re an athlete or not!
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Patricia Estrada on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Estrada shares how chiropractic care impacts the collegiate athlete in his/her sport.
Schedule a Oxford chiropractic visit for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may include preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific exercise along with rehabilitative care. Satterwhite Chiropractic makes great effort to get our Oxford athletes off the sideline and back into the game as fast and safely as possible.
