March 2022 Healthy News from Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic Comorbidities of Back, Hip and Knee Pain Prevention of Text Neck Syndrome

Montreal back pain, hip and knee osteoarthritis often appear together, and Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic can help.

BACK PAIN, KNEE PAIN, AND HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Co-morbidities. We’ve heard a lot about these, lately. Often, our Montreal chiropractic patients know their own co-morbidities! In a study of 10,234 primary care patients, those who had low back pain additionally reported symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis (11-71%) along with hip (11-50%) and knee (8-40%) symptoms. (1) This is not surprising taking into consideration today’s aging population. A research group looked through published papers and found that 0% to 54% of lumbar spinal stenosis patients with a mean age of 66 years old also had knee osteoarthritis or hip osteoarthritis. (2,3) Further, researchers studied patients who had a history of knee osteoarthritis, a mean age of 62.2 years, and a body mass index of 29.8kg for 90 days. Most patients fell into the category of minimal change in pain versus low pain at the start/large improvement and moderate pain at the start/worsened. Patients who felt high stress, scored a negative affect score, and had knee buckling at the beginning of the study had a worse outcome path. (4) Many Montreal chiropractic patients with different combinations of knee, hip, and back pain come to Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic. It's not unusual! Our gentle, effective chiropractic care helps get them on a better path to healing!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he details typical medical treatment of knee osteoarthritis as well as new drug-free, conservative treatment based on the tenets of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic shares a prevention plan for text neck syndrome: better posture, frequent breaks, manipulation.

Montreal CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: AVOID AND TREAT TEXT-NECK

New tech brings new issues! Neck pain is a greatly reported issue for adults and is now appearing in kids. The term “text neck syndrome” explains today’s neck pain due to greater stresses on the cervical spine for users of handheld tech regardless of their ages. (5) The repetitive stress of prolonged forward head flexion while looking down is messing with us all. In an attempt to get rid of his head and neck pain and right upper limb paresthesia, a YouTuber visited a family physician, took pain meds and muscle relaxants, performed physical therapy, underwent cervical traction, and acupuncture which offered temporary relief with many flare-ups. Finally, chiropractic care that emphasized better posture while texting, cervical spine manipulation, and extension traction therapy relieved the pain. Frequent breaks and correct posture when using smartphones will do much to help prevent text neck syndrome. (6) Your Montreal chiropractor agrees with that same suggestion!

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Make your next Montreal chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and “text neck” are spine related issues that Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic welcomes!