Millville athletes – young and older alike – detest being sidelined from their sports. Wilson Family Chiropractic
knows this! Wilson Family Chiropractic offers personalized,
effective Millville 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 participating in
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 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 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
prowess may significantly influence the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells Wilson Family Chiropractic
that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when experiencing Millville back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Millville back pain sufferers often
comment that their back pain came on after a certain
really benign 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, yet running athletes
are seen with spondylolysis prompting
researchers to figure out why. They found 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) Wilson Family Chiropractic
helps Millville back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent paper noted
that endurance athletes has intense joint-loading preceding cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. The type II
collagen degradation in soccer and rugby players was elevated signifying
improved cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes
while type II collagen synthesis was almost the same.
Glucosamine – a type II collagen – delivered a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen
degradation. (4) Wilson Family Chiropractic has more info on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Wilson Family Chiropractic
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 Millville 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. Wilson Family Chiropractic
makes great effort to get our Millville athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and safely
as possible.