Chronic low back pain (CLBP) slows
life down for its sufferers. Williamson chronic low back pain
sufferers want their lives back. Apple Country Chiropractic
offers a chiropractic treatment plan with options that do just
that. The treatment plan often includes chiropractic
spinal manipulation like Cox® Technic as well as gentle
exercise and nutrition. A few recent
insights about effective exercise interventions are shared here
for our Williamson back pain patients’ consideration as it’s
up to you to choose what exercise works
for you!
WALKING AND MIND-BODY THERAPIES: Gentle Exercise Options
Walking works, so do mind-body therapies like yoga. An analysis
of 31 randomized control trials of 3193 participants, walking was
found to be as effective as control interventions for short term relief of
chronic low back pain and slightly superior for intermediate
term pain relief and activity limitation improvement while yoga was more effective
to reduce pain and improve activity
in the short term. Combining both walking and yoga
was suggested to be a valuable combination
for CLBP patients. (1) In an analysis of 18
randomized controlled trials, yoga was said
to decrease pain in the short to intermediate term and to improve
functional disability from short to long term when compared with
non-exercise, usual care, and education. But it had the same
effects on pain and disability as other exercise modes or physical therapy.
(2) Most everyone can walk. Some like physical
therapy exercise. Most can do yoga if they so desire.
Apple Country Chiropractic understands that not every exercise option may be
our Williamson back pain sufferer’s "cup of tea”! Options
are essential to participation...and Apple Country Chiropractic has them!
MOTOR CONTROL EXERCISES
One group of researchers wrote that present
evidence does not indicate that any single
type of exercise is better than any other for back
pain relief. That’s interesting! They did state that
exercise is modestly effective treatment for CLBP,
a major health and socioeconomic issue (cost,
disability, missed work). The most
common form of exercise for back pain relief was described as
being motor control exercise working
on the deep muscles and their coordination. Reportedly not
superior to other types of exercise, motor control exercise should
be an alternative for chronic low back pain patients among
other forms of exercise. The researchers suggested
that the choice should be up to the patient and his/her doctor/therapist as to what
works. (3) Apple Country Chiropractic talks with each Williamson back
pain sufferer to learn about what exercise will work and will be
done. That’s the key!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Benjamin Fonke on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates the value of exercise integration into The Cox® Technic System of Spinal
Pain Management.
Schedule your Williamson
chiropractic appointment today. When CLBP has slowed life down for you, Apple Country Chiropractic’s
chiropractic treatment plan with Cox® Technic and exercise that you will
do can get your life’s pace back to
speed.
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