Back pain and hip pain and spine issues merge for many chiropractic patients, bringing
them into Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation. We’re here to
help! Growing older presents some unique challenges for back, hip, and spine
pain patients but also some unique positive effects
today thanks to novel ways to keeping
stability and coping with and easing pain. Your
Tonawanda chiropractor keeps abreast of these novel
approaches and is prepared to help you!
SIMPLE TESTS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR SPINES
Older folks know that with age comes ‘wisdom’…and
its own set of distinctive peculiarities. Different
aches and pains arise one morning or mid-afternoon or
evening, demanding attention. For those Tonawanda back
pain sufferers who are a little older, hip range of motion and
strength may foretell how 12 months later a
chronic low back pain patient may be performing. Researchers put this to the test! Reduced hip strength and
range of motion predicted a deterioration in
function a year later. Hip osteoarthritis did not affect these outcomes. (1)
Your chiropractor will perform a thorough examination and has some easy-to-do tests of hip
strength and range of motion – gait speed, 6-minute walk test, subjective
questionnaires, even imaging as necessary - to rule
out osteoarthritis.
3D IMAGING BENEFITS
Imaging has come a long way! Today, MRI images
of the spine in 3D are now clinically possible.
Their benefit is higher spatial resolution, reformation in any
plane so the MRI process is faster, and interpretation is more accurate.
Pretty cool! Another advantage, especially for back
pain sufferers who have undergone back surgery already with metal implants, etc., and now have pain
again is that 3D imaging allows viewing
around the metal. (2) Such views can help doctors
see issues at adjacent spine levels.
A SPECIFIC SPINE ISSUE: PISA SYNDROME
Pain issues in one area of the spine can surely
affect other areas and even trigger more pain. A
postural disorder some older back pain sufferers may have is
called Pisa Syndrome which is caused by lateral flexion of
the spine greater than 10 degrees which sets them up
to falls, a lower quality of life, and greater
risk of mortality in neurological diseases. Postural stability exercises are important
for such patients, essential enough that they should do these always
to decrease fall risk. (3) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is all for
stability!
CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Gary Stefanick on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses
his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction to ease back pain after back
surgery. Back pain specialists like your Tonawanda chiropractor are able
to examine, diagnose, and manage post-surgical continued pain.
Schedule your Tonawanda
chiropractic appointment soon. Tonawanda chiropractic
patients find kinship with each other when back pain, hip
pain, and spine stability are involved as well as help from their chiropractic care. See you soon!