Vancouver athletes – young and older alike – hate to be sidelined from their sports. Vancouver Spine Care Centre
knows this! Vancouver Spine Care Centre offers individualized,
useful Vancouver chiropractic treatment plans to return
athletes experiencing back pain to their sports
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 affect young athletes in a variety
of sports. Researchers propose that the young person or
adolescent with low back pain and back muscle spasm needs to 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
3 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
prowess may significantly impact the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This tells Vancouver Spine Care Centre
that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when experiencing Vancouver back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Vancouver 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 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 does not demand 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 similar to the above sports’ athletes, making them vulnerable
to mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Vancouver Spine Care Centre
helps Vancouver back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A recent article explained
that endurance athletes has intense joint-loading leading
to cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. In soccer and rugby players, the
type II collagen degradation was elevated signifying
improved cartilage metabolism compared to that of non-athletes
while type II collagen synthesis was nearly the same.
Glucosamine – a type II collagen – delivered a chondroprotective
action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen
degradation. (4) Vancouver Spine Care Centre has more information on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you are an athlete or not!
CONTACT Vancouver Spine Care Centre
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 Vancouver chiropractic appointment
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may incorporate
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise as well as rehabilitative care. Vancouver Spine Care Centre
works hard to get our Vancouver athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and healthy
as possible.