Pensacola athletes - young and older alike - hate to be sidelined from their sports. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
understands this! Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center offers individualized,
effective Pensacola chiropractic treatment plans to get
athletes suffering with back pain to their sports
with more knowledge of prevention and rehabilitation ideas
to avoid future back pain and keep participating in
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 should 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 had spondylolysis. By sport, males’ top
three sports with higher 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
ability may significantly impact the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when suffering
with Pensacola back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Pensacola back pain sufferers often
comment that their back pain came on after a certain
really non-hurtful move. That’s not uncommon! Past
research studies usually indicated that
repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination
of these to be important 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 doesn’t demand such motions, and running athletes
are diagnosed with spondylolysis prompting
researchers to figure out why. They discovered that
the spinopelvic angles in athletes who run are similar to the above sports’ athletes, putting them at risk of mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
helps Pensacola back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes the
same.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A new paper noted
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 signifying
enhanced cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes
while type II collagen synthesis was nearly the same.
Glucosamine - a type II collagen - provided a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen
degradation. (4) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center has more info on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Patricia Estrada on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Estrada shares how
chiropractic care benefits the collegiate athlete in
his/her sport.
Schedule a Pensacola chiropractic visit
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may incorporate
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise along with rehabilitative care. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
works hard to get our Pensacola athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as quickly and safely
as possible.