Montreal athletes – young and older alike – detest being sidelined from their sports. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
knows this! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic offers individualized,
useful Montreal chiropractic treatment plans to get
athletes experiencing back pain to their sports
with more awareness of prevention and rehabilitation ideas
to escape future back pain and keep doing 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 propose that the young person or
adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm should be
followed carefully 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 had 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
prowess may significantly impact the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This just goes to show Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when experiencing Montreal back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Montreal back pain sufferers frequently
comment that their back pain came on following a certain
seemingly 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 seen in practicing baseball batting/pitching, soccer
shooting, and volleyball spiking. Running track and field doesn’t require such motions, and running athletes
are diagnosed with spondylolysis pushing
researchers to determine why. They found that
the spinopelvic angles in athletes who run are similar to the above sports’ athletes, putting them in danger of mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
helps Montreal back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent paper noted
that endurance athletes has intense joint-loading preceding cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. In soccer and rugby players, the
type II collagen degradation was increased suggesting
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 preventing type II collagen
degradation. (4) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic has more info on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
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 Montreal chiropractic appointment
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may include
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise as well as rehabilitative care. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
works hard to get our Montreal athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and safely
as possible.