Hollstrom & Associates Inc Cares for Largo Athletes of All Levels who have Back Pain
Largo athletes – young and older alike – dislike being sidelined from their sports. Hollstrom & Associates Inc knows this! Hollstrom & Associates Inc offers individualized, effective Largo chiropractic treatment plans to return athletes experiencing back pain to their activities with more awareness 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 range of sports. Researchers propose that the young person or adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm needs to be followed closely 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 just goes to show Hollstrom & Associates Inc that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when experiencing Largo back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Largo back pain sufferers often comment that their back pain came on following a certain really non-hurtful move. That’s not uncommon! Past research reports often pointed to repetitive motion of the lumbar spine into extension, rotation or a combination of these to be important risk factors for spondylolysis. Such motions were noted in baseball batting or pitching practice, soccer shooting practice, and volleyball spiking practice. Running track and field does not require such motions, yet running athletes are seen with spondylolysis pushing researchers to determine why. They found that the spinopelvic angles in running athletes are like those of the above sports’ athletes, making them vulnerable to mechanical stress on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Hollstrom & Associates Inc helps Largo back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A current article 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 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) Hollstrom & Associates Inc has more information on glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints whether you’re an athlete or not!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Patricia Estrada on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. Estrada shares how chiropractic care influences the collegiate athlete in his/her sport.
Schedule a Largo chiropractic appointment for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may include preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific exercise as well as rehabilitative care. Hollstrom & Associates Inc makes great effort to get our Largo athletes off the sideline and back into the game as fast and safely as possible.
