Brooks athletes – young and older alike – hate to be sidelined from their sports. Soft Health and Healing Clinic
knows this! Soft Health and Healing Clinic offers individualized,
useful Brooks chiropractic treatment plans to get
athletes experiencing back pain to their sports
with more knowledge of prevention and rehabilitation ideas
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 should be
followed carefully for heightened 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
three sports with increased risk were baseball (54%),
soccer (48%), and hockey (44%). Females’ top three 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 Soft Health and Healing Clinic
that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when experiencing Brooks back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Brooks back pain sufferers frequently
comment that their back pain came on after a particular
really non-hurtful move. That’s not uncommon! Past
research studies usually indicated that
repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination
of these to be important risk factors for spondylolysis. Such
motions were seen in baseball batting or pitching practice, soccer
shooting practice, and volleyball spiking practice. Running track and field doesn’t require such motions, and running athletes
are seen with spondylolysis prompting
researchers to figure out why. They found that
the spinopelvic angles in 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) Soft Health and Healing Clinic
helps Brooks back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent article noted
that endurance athletes experienced intense joint-loading preceding cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. The type II
collagen degradation in soccer and rugby players was increased signifying
improved cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes
while type II collagen synthesis was nearly equivalent.
Glucosamine – a type II collagen – provided a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen
degradation. (4) Soft Health and Healing Clinic has more information on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Soft Health and Healing Clinic
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 Brooks chiropractic visit
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may incorporate
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise along with rehabilitative care. Soft Health and Healing Clinic
works hard to get our Brooks athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and safely
as possible.