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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Aug 16, 2022 | Health Articles
Next time you are out, look to the person on your left and right or better yet look at the group of people who are just a short distance from you. What you may notice is the rolled shoulders and head forward posture. No, it is not the cell phone they have in their hands...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Aug 17, 2021 | Health Articles
Next time you are out, look to the person on your left and right or better yet look at the group of people who are just a short distance from you. What you may notice is the rolled shoulders and head forward posture. No, it is not the cell phone they have in their hands...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Jan 2, 2020 | Health Articles
Consumer Reports has named Chiropractic as the top-rated treatment for the relief of back pain in survey results gathered from over 14,000 people. Chiropractors across the country are honored to receive this important endorsement from America’s most trusted rating organization. The Survey The Consumer Reports survey queried 14,000 of their subscribers who had experienced lower...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | May 21, 2019 | Health Articles
Sports or exercise should be an essential step in maintaining your health. Exercise strengthens your heart, bones, joints and reduces stress, among many other benefits physically and psychologically. Unfortunately, injuries during our participation in athletic activities are all too common. Often, these injuries occur in those of us who are beginning a new sport as a form of athletic activity and become over-enthusiastic about the exercise regimen or experience wear and tear repetitive action injuries. The most commonly injured areas of the body are the ankles, knees, shoulders, elbows, and spine.
If you are a top athlete or would like to get actively healthy like one, learn about a few of the most common injuries, tips for standard protocol healing measures, and be introduced to the advantages of having a practitioner such as a chiropractor, whose specialty is the restoration and rejuvenation of the human body,
Strains and Sprains
Although bones can sometimes be fractured with acute sports injuries, the most commonly injured structures are the muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Tendons attach muscles to bones, and ligaments attach one bone to another.
An acute twisting or overextension of a joint can lead to tears of muscles and tendons, called “strains,” and tears of ligaments result in “sprains.” These tears range from mild to severe. In mild injuries, just a few fibers are torn or stretched. Severe injuries, where there is a tear through the full thickness of the structure, are most often considered unstable injuries and frequently require surgical intervention. Two such common injuries are Shin Splints and Tendinosis.
Shin Splints
Microfractures and muscle tears also called shin splints are a runner’s greatest fear. These muscle tears occur in the shinbone and anterior tibialis. Unfortunately, shin splints can strike at any time, and leave you in a tremendous amount of pain. While runners and athletes are most commonly affected by this type of injury, it can also affect people who are on their feet all day, like nurses, security workers, and grocery clerks.
Tendinosis
In those who are training too much, overuse of a particular joint or joints in the body can result in pain and dysfunction. These injuries are called “overuse syndromes.” A common overuse injury is tendinosis, also called tendinitis. In this condition, the tendon becomes inflamed from repetitive use. In the shoulder, the rotator cuff (a complex of muscles that stabilizes and moves the shoulder) becomes inflamed, resulting in rotator cuff tendinitis. Tennis elbow is another form of tendinitis that occurs along the outside of the elbow, most commonly in tennis players. In golfer’s elbow, the tendons on the inside of the elbow are affected.
Areas Which Suffer Frequent Sprains
Ankle sprains most often involve tears of one or more of the ligaments along the outside of the ankle. Knee sprains involve ligaments, including the larger external supportive ligaments and the smaller internal stabilizing ligaments.
Stress Fractures
Some athletes may experience a stress fracture, also called a fatigue fracture. This type of fracture occurs when an abnormal amount of stress is placed on a normal bone. This injury might occur in a runner who rapidly increases the amount of mileage while training for a race. Stress fractures also occur in people who begin running as a form of exercise but overdo it from the start, rather than gradually progress to longer distances.
Diagnosis and Treatment
Sports injuries are often diagnosed from the history of the activity that brought on the pain, along with a physical examination. In some cases, x-rays are necessary to rule out a fracture. If a fracture his found most often, they require an application of a stabilizing device to hold the bone in place for proper healing. Rarely, surgical intervention is required.
For most sports injuries, there is a relatively standard protocol. They are rest, ice or heat, compression, elevation, pain relievers. For the more avid athlete or sports enthusiast a practitioner, such as a Chiropractor, will have a sports medicine protocol which expedites the healing of the injury with a focus in rehabilitation and strengthening regime to prevent future injuries.
Below is a brief explanation of each of the standard and recommended protocols.
Rest
Generally no more than 48 hours of rest or immobilization is needed, depending on the severity of the injury. In most cases, the sooner the person becomes active after an injury, the more rapid is the recovery. tIn fact, long-term immobilization can sometimes be harmful to recovery. It is important to seek guidance in regards to returning to full activity as returning to early, choosing the wrong type of activity, or engaging in excessive activity can be detrimental.
Ice or heat
Ice or heat can be helpful with pain reduction and tissue healing. It is highly recommended that your sports injury be reviewed by a sports medicine specialist, such as a chiropractor, to advise the best ice or heat protocol as all injuries are not the same.
Compression
Compression of the area may reduce the amount of swelling from the injury. Consult a healthcare practitioner to determine if this will be beneficial in your case.
Elevation
Elevation of the injured arm or leg above the level of the heart is helpful in the reduction of swelling.
Pain Relievers
Use sparingly. Recent research has demonstrated that some nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may slow the healing process by restricting the body’s natural healing mechanisms.
Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care can treat and rehabilitate shin splints; plus, make them less likely to occur again in the future. Chiropractic treatment for shin splints focuses on addressing improper biomechanics of the foot and knee or misalignment of the ankle, hip or spine.
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Aug 3, 2017 | Health Articles
Next time you are out, look to the person on your left and right or better yet look at the group of people who are just a short distance from you. What you may notice is the rolled shoulders and head forward posture. No, it is not the cell phone they have in their hands that they are staring intently into, but their now adapted postures due to those and other computer devices that have become the absolute norm of our American generation lifestyle.
Although we are way ahead in technology, unfortunately, our generation is leading the way in spinal degeneration, arthritis, and chronic illnesses. Lower back pain is now so common that it affects almost 90% of adults with the majority suffering from lumbar arthritis as a contributing factor to their lower back pain.
Let’s Examine Our Spine
The spine is composed of twenty-four moving segments, known as vertebrae, classified into three regions: cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-back), and lumbar (lower back). Between the spinal vertebrae are intervertebral discs that act as shock absorbers. Theses discs are anchored to the vertebrae by the collagen fibers allowing movement between vertebrae and the distribution of weight bearing forces from one vertebra to the next in the spine.
The intervertebral discs often lose their elasticity and hydration with age and poor posture or as the result of an injury. The loss of elasticity decreases their ability to handle all the load bearing forces of daily activity. When the discs thin, this changes the relative position of the vertebrae and the connective tissues throughout the rest of the spine. Over time, this thinning of the disc could progress to where the vertebra is effectively lying on the next vertebra. The loss of disc space often results in increased pain and decreased ranges of motion.
Ultimately, this pattern of degeneration can lead to microfractures and cartilage injury. Although the body tries to replace and repair the damage, it is often insufficient to overcome the degenerative process without assistance.
Could I Have Arthritis?
The classic symptomatology of arthritis includes joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. As with most forms of osteoarthritis, pain and stiffness are the most pronounced symptoms in the morning. As movement increases over the course of the day, the symptoms tend to subside. In general, if there is no evidence of nerve root compromise, pain from an arthritic spine is localized with possible dull aching.
If the degeneration of the spine continues into a diagnosis of spinal stenosis patients may experience numbness, tingling, or weakness in the legs due to irritation of the lumbar nerve roots.
Available Treatment Options
Lumbar arthritis and back pain is usually responsive to conservative management.
During an acute attack of back pain, relative rest that avoids activities that aggravate the symptoms may reduce inflammation. Drinking moderate amounts of water frequently while minimizing caffeinated drinks will also be beneficial in helping hydrate the discs.
For long term relief, lifestyle modifications must be undertaken. This includes weight loss when appropriate as it will have a tremendous impact on reducing back pain due to the lumbar spine bearing the weight of the upper body and weight of the head.
Exercise is also critical as it will contribute to reducing weight while increasing muscle strength to support the lower back. You should consult your chiropractic physician before beginning any exercise or diet program.
Your chiropractor and their spinal rehabilitation team may prescribe spinal decompression in combination with rehabilitative therapy. Working with a rehabilitative team to design a proper exercise regimen will be useful for strengthening core muscles and minimizing your back pain.
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Our team understands that long-term back pain is not only physically debilitating but emotionally exhausting. To serve our community, we have built an expert team committed to working together harmoniously to help you or your loved ones recapture the quality of life they desire – pain-free!
