Back pain and hip pain and spine issues merge for many chiropractic patients, bringing
them into Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre. We’re prepared to
help! Getting older presents some unique challenges for those
who experience back, hip and spine pain but also some unique positive effects
today thanks to novel approaches to keeping
stability and dealing with and reducing pain. Your
Toronto chiropractor keeps on top of these new
approaches and is ready to help you!
SIMPLE TESTS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR SPINES
Older folks understand that with age comes ‘wisdom’…and
its own set of unique oddities. Different
aches and pains arise one morning or mid-afternoon or
evening, requiring attention. For those Toronto back
pain sufferers who are a bit older, hip range of motion and
strength may predict how 12 months later a
chronic low back pain patient may be performing. Researchers tested
this out! Decreased hip strength and
range of motion forecast a decline in
function a year later. Hip osteoarthritis did not affect these outcomes. (1)
Your chiropractor will perform a thorough examination and knows some simple 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, 3D MRI images of the spine 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 benefit, especially for back
pain sufferers who have undergone back surgery already with metal implants, etc., and now have continued pain is that 3D imaging allows seeing
around the metal. (2) Such views can assist doctors in seeing problems at adjacent spine levels.
A SPECIFIC SPINE ISSUE: PISA SYNDROME
Pain issues in one area of the spine can certainly
affect other areas and even prompt 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 predisposes such folks
to falls, a lower quality of life, and increased
risk of mortality in neurological diseases. Postural stability exercises are essential
for such patients, essential enough that they should do these always
to reduce fall risk. (3) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is all for
stability!
CONTACT Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Gary Stefanick on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes
his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction to ease back pain after back
surgery. Back pain specialists like your Toronto chiropractor are equipped
to examine, diagnose, and treat post-surgical continued pain.
Make your Toronto
chiropractic appointment soon. Toronto 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. We
look forward to seeing you soon!