Chronic low back pain (CLBP) slows
life down for its sufferers. Vancouver chronic low back pain
sufferers look forward to having their lives back. Vancouver Disc Centers
follows a chiropractic treatment plan with options that do exactly
that. The treatment plan often involves chiropractic
spinal manipulation like Cox® Technic along with gentle
exercise and nutrition. A couple of the latest
insights about effective exercise interventions are shared here
for our Vancouver back pain patients’ consideration as it’s
up to you to select 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 came across 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 beneficial
for pain and activity limitation improvement
in the short term. Combining both walking and yoga
was proposed as a beneficial combination
for CLBP patients. (1) In an analysis of 18
randomized controlled trials, yoga reportedly decreased pain in the short to intermediate term and to improve
functional disability from short to long term compared to
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 perform yoga if they so desire.
Vancouver Disc Centers understands that not every exercise option may be
our Vancouver back pain sufferer’s “thing”! Options
are key to participation...and Vancouver Disc Centers has them!
MOTOR CONTROL EXERCISES
One group of researchers wrote that up-to-date
evidence doesn’t suggest 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 chronic low back pain,
a substantial health and socioeconomic issue (cost,
disability, missed work). The most
common form of exercise for back pain relief was reported to be motor control exercise which works
on the deep muscles and their coordination. Supposedly not
superior to other forms of exercise, motor control exercise should
be an option for chronic low back pain patients among
other types of exercise. The researchers indicated
that the choice should be up to the patient and his/her doctor/therapist as to what
works. (3) Vancouver Disc Centers talks with each Vancouver back
pain sufferer to find out what exercise will work and will be
performed. That is the most important factor!
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Benjamin Fonke on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates the advantage of exercise incorporation into The Cox® Technic System of Spinal
Pain Management.
Set up your Vancouver
chiropractic appointment now. When chronic low back
pain has slowed your life down, Vancouver Disc Centers’s
chiropractic treatment plan with Cox® Technic and exercise that you will
do may well restore your pace of life.
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