Largo athletes – young and older alike – detest being sidelined from their sports. Hollstrom & Associates Inc
knows this! Hollstrom & Associates Inc offers personalized,
effective Largo chiropractic treatment plans to get
athletes suffering with back pain to their sports
with more awareness of prevention and rehabilitation tips
to avoid 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 should be
followed carefully for heightened 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 had spondylolysis. By sport, males’ top
three sports with increased 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 Hollstrom & Associates Inc
that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when suffering
with Largo back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Largo back pain sufferers often
comment that their back pain came on after a certain
seemingly 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 as key risk factors for spondylolysis. Such
motions were noted in practicing baseball batting/pitching, soccer
shooting, and volleyball spiking. Running track and field does not demand such motions, and running athletes
are diagnosed with spondylolysis pushing
researchers to figure out why. They found that
the spinopelvic angles in running athletes are like
those of the above sports’ athletes, putting them at risk of 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 new paper noted
that endurance athletes has 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 equivalent.
Glucosamine – a type II collagen – delivered a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen
degradation. (4) Hollstrom & Associates Inc has more information on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc
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 Largo chiropractic visit
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 healthy
as possible.