Vancouver Disc Centers Finds Back Belts Helpful While Patients Heal
“Would a back belt help me?” That’s a common question Vancouver Disc Centers hears from Vancouver chiropractic patients and others in Vancouver who feel pain from back pain and/or leg pain. Using Vancouver back supports has been discussed in the medical literature, and opinion varies even from healthcare provider to healthcare provider. The present literature on wearing back supports suggests that it is worthwhile and beneficial to use one for many when they have back pain. Vancouver Disc Centers consults with each individual Vancouver back pain sufferer to reveal the answer to the back support question as it concerns his/her particular condition.
BACK BRACES AND MUSCLE TONE
Vancouver Disc Centers has heard the idea that back supports may weaken muscles. However, current research alludes that wearing a back brace does not decisively cause muscle weakness. (1) Elastic lumbar belts improved muscle strengthening, flexibility of lower extremities, flexion, and activities of daily living as well as decreased pain for low back pain patients. (2)
BACK SUPPORTS AND CONFIDENCE IN DAILY ACTIVITY
Vancouver Disc Centers encourages activity while healing along with rest as necessary. Long gone are the days of passive bedrest for most Vancouver back pain patients to heal which is why Vancouver Disc Centers encourages gentle, tolerable activity to patients even though they may be worried about moving and causing pain. That is where back belts come into play. Wearing a lumbar belt betters the functional status, pain level and pain medication use. (3) Back braces reduced pain and fear of pain in back pain patients. (4) Wearing a rigid back brace for 3 months helped 79% of patients with chronic low back pain experience 30% reduction in pain. (5) A soft lumbosacral support is more successful than a rigid one for posture control and pain control. (6) Vancouver Disc Centers likes support belts that are comfortable and supportive.
BACK BRACES HELP STENOSIS PAIN
Vancouver Disc Centers hosts many Vancouver stenosis patients daily! Spinal stenosis triggers back pain and occasionally other problems for which a back support is valuable. Having spinal stenosis patients with intermittent claudication wear a low back brace produced reduced lordosis (spine curvature) and meaningful improvement in walking distance of at least 30% improvement in 82% of the patients. (7) 30% is a respectable clinical outcome! Medicine says that 30% improvement makes an intervention worthy of use. (8) Back braces may be friends for Vancouver back pain patients!
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
Schedule a Vancouver chiropractic appointment at Vancouver Disc Centers today. Together, Vancouver Disc Centers and you will answer the question of whether you should wear a back support while healing from Vancouver back pain.
