Low back injuries are not common in young people unless they play sports. Athletic back injuries occur in 10 to 15 percent of players and have been recorded as high as 50 percent in football linemen. Such injuries may occur in one single traumatic event or can be an accumulation of microtraumas caused by small repeated injuries to joints occurring over long periods of time. Microtraumatic injuries are the type commonly found in sports such as gymnastics, diving, and dance.
At Perry Hall Chiropractic and Physical Therapy it is common to see people who have participated in gymnastics, cheerleading, or dance that have injured themselves while playing these sports, did not seek care in a timely manner, and are continuing to experience pain many years after abandoning their athletic careers.
People who have participated in sports are strongly advised to have their spines checked by a Doctor of Chiropractic who is well versed in the types of injuries that could have occurred to their spine even if they are not currently experiencing pain. Prevention in these cases pays big dividends over the years if degeneration or osteoarthritis is prevented from occurring or is stopped from progressing. Often, long-forgotten injuries do not hurt until the degeneration is well advanced and permanent. Get your spine checked before this condition becomes permanent.
Athletic back injuries are nothing to ignore whether they occurred yesterday or 20 years ago.
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