chiropractic Exercise Tip: 15 minutes of exercise a day keeps back pain away!

No lower back pain? You're 50 years old? You feel great? Would you like to keep it that way? Consider 15 minutes of exercise a day to prevent back pain. Vancouver Disc Centers is here for you when you hurt, but we also encourage you to do what you can to care for your spine.

Along that route, Vancouver Disc Centers shares this new research article that touts mild, home calisthenics, ones that advance balance-muscle strength to thwart lower back pain in 50 year old healthy working people. (1) That's fantastic! Another advantage to lower back pain prevention, the researchers even speculate that respiratory function improvement may be related to posture improvement. It's a win-win situation.

So what can you try in the form of Vancouver lower back pain exercise? Vancouver Disc Centers sides with the researchers that the key word is mild. You don't have to turn into a gym-rat or a muscle bound athlete. The research paper's authors focused on balance-control and low-back-musculature strengthening. Vancouver Disc Centers does, too. Consider some simple lower back exercises like the pelvic tilt and pelvic lift. Add some stabilization ball exercises for balance. And the best part of the study and its recommendations? Just 15 minutes a day produced results.

So, contact Vancouver Disc Centers. We'll talk about what exercises might be suitable for you and your lower back pain prevention plan. Our Vancouver chiropractic clinic is your lower back pain prevention and relief partner!