March 2022 Healthy News from Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome

Groton back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office can help.

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. We’ve heard a lot about these, lately. So many times, our Groton chiropractic patients know their own co-morbidities! In a report about 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain also reported symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) as well as hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This is not atypical considering 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 suffered with knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Further, researchers studied patients who had a history of osteoarthritis of the knee, 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 beginning/worsened. Patients who perceived high stress, had a negative affect score, and had knee buckling at the start of the study had a poorer outcome path. (4) Many Groton chiropractic patients with different combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office. It's not unusual! Our gentle, effective chiropractic care helps get them on a better path to healing!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he details typical 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.

Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office presents a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation.

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

New tech instigates new problems! Neck pain is a greatly reported issue for adults and is now showing up in kids. The term “text neck syndrome” describes today’s neck pain due to greater stresses on the cervical spine for users of handheld tech regardless of their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of sustained 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. Finally, chiropractic care that emphasized better posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Frequent breaks and correct posture when using smartphones will do much to help thwart text neck syndrome. (6) Your Groton chiropractor agrees with that same suggestion!

CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office

Make your next Groton chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related issues that Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office welcomes!