St Peters Knee Pain Relief Tips Old Mill Chiropractic

Knees and knee pain. Boy, do we work our knees…or at least we should! Old Mill Chiropractic hears about painful knees almost as much as we hear about painful backs and necks! St Peters knee pain sufferers know the symptoms and wonder “What can I do about this knee pain?” Old Mill Chiropractic has some interesting new research on exercise, chiropractic care, and nutrition to keep knee pain under control.

EXERCISE PROTECTS THE KNEES

If you suffer with St Peters knee pain, moving may seem like it will only aggravate it more. Many doctors like yours at Old Mill Chiropractic and researchers have heard that! That is fear. Old Mill Chiropractic understands! Physical activity is good for your knee’s overall health though. Old Mill Chiropractic will be right beside you to calm your fear and be sure movement helps! Old Mill Chiropractic also reminds you that a sedentary lifestyle may cause more issues and lead to more joint health troubles. A study that tracked people for 8 years found that persistent sitting was not related to knee osteoarthritis and low to moderate level of strenuous physical activity is protective against knee osteoarthritis. If you sit a great deal, exercise, too. It helps. The authors specifically report that long-term strenuous activity participation did not raise the incidence of knee osteoarthritis. That is good news! They write cautiously that people who were older, have a greater BMI, more severe pain, weaker quadriceps and depression were less likely to do any strenuous activities. (1) If that is you, let’s get past these issues for your knees’ sake! Old Mill Chiropractic is a fabulous St Peters health partner!

QUADRICEPS HELPS THE KNEES

And talk about good partners, quads are to knees! Strong quadriceps benefit knees. Exercising the quadriceps is wise! A study compared younger and older folks doing resistance exercises via machine vs. elastic band. Both succeed! Maximal voluntary contraction of the knee extensors in older folks is higher than that in younger people. Exercise may benefit the older folks develop that muscle so it can last longer and potentially decrease the muscle loss that normally comes with aging. (2) Old Mill Chiropractic can guide you toward stronger quads!

COORDINATE KNEES AND LIMBS

Ever heard of patellofemoral pain syndrome? It is a term for a very common musculoskeletal disorder that finds atypical motor coordination of the limbs that loads the knees unevenly, raising their risk of pain. (3) Knowing this helps your St Peters chiropractor direct treatment and exercise to help coordinate motion. One way toward improvement is resistance training whose effectiveness can particularly be noticed in hopping. Researchers found that hopping demands strong ankles and knees that interact well. Resistance training improves strength and coordination resulting in gait and knee/ankle benefits. (4) Do not let the child in you hop away just yet! Check with your St Peters chiropractor first!

TREAT AND SUPPLEMENT

The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management involves exercise, chiropractic treatment, and supplementation. Much the same can be applied to the care of knees! Exercise as discussed above, chiropractic treatment of the knee based on principles of Cox® Technic for the spine adapted by Dr. Luigi Albano, and supplementation with chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate benefit knee cartilage which is similar to disc cartilage. Old Mill Chiropractic will establish a chiropractic treatment plan for your knees no matter their age!

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about pain relieving treatment of knee osteoarthritis based on the principles of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Schedule you St Peters chiropractic appointment with Old Mill Chiropractic today. Bring your painful knees to Old Mill Chiropractic to reduce their pain!