Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis. The connection? They are both age-related degenerative diseases. (1) Some of us may avoid them, but those who are not so lucky can rely on their Oxford chiropractor at Satterwhite Chiropractic to step in and help with chiropractic spinal manipulation, nutritional advice, and understanding.
KOA and LSS
They are such little abbreviations for such uncomfortable conditions. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) concerns 27 million people. (5) Degenerative changes in the spine are seen in upwards of 95% of those over 50. Spinal stenosis most often occurs in adults over 60 years old. (6) Degeneration of cartilage plays a role in each. Pain results from each. When both in one person, these two conditions may alter clinical outcomes for each. Lumbar spinal stenosis patients who choose back surgery for their condition and also have knee osteoarthritis realize their recoveries a bit less beneficial in terms of social life and activities. Their KOA makes it difficult to do routine work or ordinary activities due to knee pain or restricted knee range of motion. Writers of this paper suggested tempering surgical outcome predictions in patients who are inflicted with KOA. (1) Satterwhite Chiropractic uses Oxford chiropractic services to get back pain and knee pain patients feeling better.
THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING KNEE AND OTHER PAIN
It is pretty hard to ignore Oxford back pain and knee pain. People with any type of low back pain and KOA had 2.7 times higher risk of frequent falls. People who have moderate to severe low back pain and KOA were 3.7 times more at risk for falls. (2) Patients with KOA and widespread pain vs patients with KOA and low back pain vs patients with KOA and multijoint pain vs patients with KOA only, patients with widespread pain and KOA reported feeling worse with higher levels of pain sensitization, less function and poorer physical performance. (3) Satterwhite Chiropractic can improve things though.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Satterwhite Chiropractic uses well-researched chiropractic care for knee osteoarthritis and Oxford back pain relief. Chiropractic researchers just recounted that a combination of education, exercise and manual therapy over 6 weeks improved function for two-thirds of patients with knee osteoarthritis. (4) Satterwhite Chiropractic also uses the research-documented, gentle spinal manipulation, Cox® Technic, to reduce intradiscal pressures, widen the area of canal and raise the height of the disc.
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Michael McMurray on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes just how chiropractic alleviates back pain due to spinal stenosis with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule a Oxford chiropractic appointment at Satterwhite Chiropractic soon. Knee osteoarthritis and back pain because of spinal stenosis have a link, a link that age makes for chiropractic to contend with. See you soon!
