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March 2022 Healthy News from Hollstrom & Associates Inc Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome

Largo back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Hollstrom & Associates Inc can help.  

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. That’s a term we’ve heard a lot about recently. So many times, our Largo chiropractic patients can list their own co-morbidities! In a report about 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain additionally recounted symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) as well as hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This is not 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) Further, researchers studied patients who had a history of knee osteoarthritis, 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 beginning/large improvement and moderate pain at the start/worsened. Patients who perceived high stress, scored a negative affect score, and had knee buckling at the beginning of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many Largo chiropractic patients with various combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Hollstrom & Associates Inc. 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.        

Hollstrom & Associates Inc presents a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation. 

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

New tech brings new problems! Neck pain is a highly reported issue for adults and is now showing up in kids. The term “text neck syndrome” explains 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 prolonged forward head flexion while looking down is disturbing us all. Trying 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 provided temporary relief with several flare-ups. Eventually, chiropractic care that emphasized improved posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Frequent breaks and correct posture when using smartphones go a long way to help prevent text neck syndrome. (6) Your Largo chiropractor agrees with that same advice!

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Make your next Largo chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related issues that Hollstrom & Associates Inc welcomes!

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