Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis. The link? They’re both age-related degenerative diseases. (1) Some of us may escape them, but those who don’t can depend on on their Tonawanda chiropractor at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation to intervene when asked and help with chiropractic spinal manipulation, nutritional advice, and understanding.
KOA and LSS
They are such little abbreviations for such uncomfortable conditions. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) affects 27 million people. (5) Degenerative changes in the spine are seen in up to 95% of people by the age of 50. Spinal stenosis is most evident in adults over 60 years old. (6) Degeneration of cartilage plays a part in each. Pain results from each. When both in one person, these two conditions may affect clinical outcomes for each. Lumbar spinal stenosis patients who have back surgery for their condition and also suffer with knee osteoarthritis realize their recoveries a little less beneficial in terms of social life and activities. Their KOA complicates their ability to do routine work or ordinary activities due to knee pain or restricted knee range of motion. Authors of this paper proposed tempering surgical outcome predictions in patients who have KOA. (1) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation brings Tonawanda chiropractic services to the care mix to get back pain and knee pain patients feeling better.
THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING KNEE AND OTHER PAIN
It is pretty hard to ignore Tonawanda back pain and knee pain. People who have any type of low back pain and KOA had 2.7 times higher risk of frequent falls. People who have moderate to severe low back pain and KOA were 3.7 times more at risk for falls. (2) Patients who have KOA and widespread pain vs patients with KOA and low back pain vs patients with KOA and multijoint pain vs those with KOA only, patients who have widespread pain and KOA reported feeling worse with higher measures of pain sensitization, less function and poorer physical performance. (3) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation can improve things though.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation uses well-researched chiropractic care for knee osteoarthritis and Tonawanda back pain relief. Chiropractic researchers recently recounted that a mix of education, exercise and manual therapy over 6 weeks improved function for two-thirds of patients who have knee osteoarthritis. (4) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation also incorporates the research-documented, gentle spinal manipulation, Cox® Technic, to drop intradiscal pressures, widen the area of canal and raise the height of the disc.
CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Michael McMurray on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes just how chiropractic relieves back pain due to spinal stenosis with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule a Tonawanda chiropractic appointment at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation soon. Knee osteoarthritis and back pain because of spinal stenosis have a connection, a connection that age makes for chiropractic to contend with. See you at your next appointment!
