Fernandina Beach athletes – young and older alike – detest being sidelined from their sports. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
knows this! Amelia Chiropractic Clinic offers individualized,
useful Fernandina Beach chiropractic treatment plans to get
athletes suffering with back pain to their sports
with more knowledge of prevention and rehabilitation ideas
to escape future back pain and keep doing what they love to do.
YOUTH ATHLETES, THEIR SPORTS, AND SPONDYLOLYSIS BACK PAIN
Back pain may affect young athletes in a range
of sports. Researchers propose 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 had spondylolysis. By sport, males’ top
three 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 influence the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This just goes to show Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
that athletes of all ages and all sports warrant attention when experiencing Fernandina Beach back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Fernandina Beach back pain sufferers often
comment that their back pain came on after a particular
seemingly 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 key risk factors for spondylolysis. Such
motions were seen in practicing baseball batting/pitching, soccer
shooting, and volleyball spiking. Running track and field doesn’t demand such motions, and running athletes
are diagnosed with spondylolysis pushing
researchers to determine why. They found that
the spinopelvic angles of running athletes are similar to the above sports’ athletes, making them vulnerable
to mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
helps Fernandina Beach back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
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 elevated 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 preventing type II collagen
degradation. (4) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic has more info on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
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 Fernandina Beach 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. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
makes great effort to get our Fernandina Beach athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and safely
as possible.