Toronto athletes – young and older alike – dislike being sidelined from their sports. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
knows this! Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre offers personalized,
useful Toronto chiropractic treatment plans to get
athletes suffering with back pain to their activities
with more knowledge of prevention and rehabilitation tips
to escape future back pain and keep participating in
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 suggest 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 related to 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
ability may significantly impact the risk of
spondylolysis in athletes. (2) This just goes to show Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
that athletes of all ages and all sports deserve attention when experiencing Toronto back pain.
MOTIONS INFLUENCING SPONDYLOLYSIS
Toronto back pain sufferers frequently
comment that their back pain came on following a certain
seemingly benign 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 demand such motions, yet running athletes
are diagnosed with spondylolysis pushing
researchers to figure out why. They found that
the spinopelvic angles in running athletes are similar to the above sports’ athletes, putting them at risk of mechanical stress
on the pars interarticularis, too, leading to spondylolysis. (3) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
helps Toronto back pain sufferers, athletes and non-athletes alike.
GLUCOSAMINE SUPPLEMENTATION BENEFITS FOR ALL
A new paper explained
that endurance athletes experienced intense joint-loading preceding cartilage metabolism and type II collagen degradation. In soccer and rugby players, the
type II collagen degradation was increased indicating
improved 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 preventing type II collagen
degradation. (4) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre has more detail on
glucosamine and chondroitin supplementation benefits for your spine and joints
whether you’re an athlete or not!
CONTACT Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
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 Toronto chiropractic appointment
for yourself and/or your favorite athlete. Chiropractic care may include
preventative care with spinal manipulation, supplementation and specific
exercise along with rehabilitative care. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
works hard to get our Toronto athletes off
the sideline and back into the game as fast and healthy
as possible.