Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn Cares for Ashburn and Herndon Athletes of All Levels who have Back Pain
Ashburn and Herndon athletes – young and older alike – detest being sidelined from their sports. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn knows this! Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn offers personalized, useful Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic treatment plans to get athletes suffering with back pain to their activities with more knowledge of prevention and rehabilitation tips to escape 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 variety of sports. Researchers suggest that the young person or adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm needs to be followed carefully 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 increased 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 just goes to show Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when suffering with Ashburn and Herndon back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferers often comment that their back pain came on following a certain really benign move. That’s not uncommon! Past research reports 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 noted in practicing baseball batting/pitching, soccer shooting, and volleyball spiking. Running track and field doesn’t demand such motions, yet running athletes are diagnosed with spondylolysis prompting researchers to determine why. They found that the spinopelvic angles of athletes who run are like those of the above sports’ athletes, placing them in danger of mechanical stress on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn helps Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes the same.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent paper explained 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 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) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn has more detail on glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
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 Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may incorporate preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific exercise along with rehabilitative care. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn makes great effort to get our Ashburn and Herndon athletes off the sideline and back into the game as quickly and healthy as possible.
