New Roads athletes – young and older alike – loathe
being sidelined from their sports. New Roads Chiropractic Center
knows this! New Roads Chiropractic Center offers personalized,
effective New Roads chiropractic treatment plans to return
athletes experiencing back pain to their sports
with more knowledge of prevention and rehabilitation tips
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 range
of sports. Researchers suggest that the young person or
adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm needs to be
followed closely for increased 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 was affected by 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
ability may significantly impact the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells New Roads Chiropractic Center
that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when suffering
with New Roads back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
New Roads back pain sufferers often
comment that their back pain came on following a particular
seemingly non-hurtful move. That’s not uncommon! Past
research studies often pointed to
repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination
of these as key risk factors for spondylolysis. Such
motions were seen in practicing baseball batting/pitching, soccer
shooting, and volleyball spiking. Running track and field does not demand such motions, and running athletes
are diagnosed with spondylolysis pushing
researchers to determine why. They discovered that
the spinopelvic angles in athletes who run are similar to the above sports’ athletes, making them vulnerable
to mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) New Roads Chiropractic Center
helps New Roads back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent paper explained
that endurance athletes has intense joint-loading leading
to cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. In soccer and rugby players, the
type II collagen degradation was increased indicating
improved cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes
while type II collagen synthesis was nearly equivalent.
Glucosamine – a type II collagen – delivered a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by preventing type II collagen
degradation. (4) New Roads Chiropractic Center has more detail on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT New Roads Chiropractic 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 New Roads 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. New Roads Chiropractic Center
makes great effort to get our New Roads athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as quickly and healthy
as possible.