Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis. The connection? They are both age-related degenerative diseases. (1) Some of us may escape them, but those who do not can depend on on their Manchester chiropractor at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries to intervene when asked and help with chiropractic spinal manipulation, nutritional advice, and understanding.
KOA and LSS
They are such small abbreviations for such painful conditions. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) concerns 27 million people. (5) Degenerative changes in the spine are evident in upwards of 95% of those over 50. Spinal stenosis is most evident in adults 60 and older. (6) Degeneration of cartilage plays a part in each. Pain stems from each. When both in one person, these two conditions may alter clinical outcomes for each. Lumbar spinal stenosis patients who have back surgery for their condition and also have knee osteoarthritis realize their recoveries a bit less favorable related to social life and activities. Their KOA makes it hard 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 are inflicted with KOA. (1) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries brings Manchester chiropractic services to the care mix to get back pain and knee pain patients feeling better.
THE IMPORTANCE OF DEALING WITH KNEE AND OTHER PAIN
It’s pretty difficult to ignore Manchester 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 with 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 patients with KOA only, patients who have widespread pain and KOA described feeling worse with higher levels of pain sensitization, less function and poorer physical performance. (3) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries can help though.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries utilizes well-researched chiropractic care for knee osteoarthritis and Manchester back pain relief. Chiropractic researchers recently reported that a mix of education, exercise and manual therapy over 6 weeks improved function for two of three patients who have knee osteoarthritis. (4) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries also incorporates the research-documented, gentle spinal manipulation, Cox® Technic, to reduce intradiscal pressures, widen the area of canal and increase the height of the disc.
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
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 Manchester chiropractic appointment at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries soon. Knee osteoarthritis and back pain because of spinal stenosis have a link, a link that age makes for chiropractic to contend with. See you soon!
