Effective Vancouver Back Pain Exercise: Bird Dog
Exercise and back pain: what a pair! Vancouver Disc Centers individualizes the most appropriate back pain exercises for each Vancouver back pain sufferer visiting Vancouver Disc Centers to relieve pain best, strengthen the supporting muscles like the erector spinae and multifidus, and reclaim function. Vancouver Disc Centers also tries to find exercises that are simple, effective in a variety of ways like the “bird dog” move!
INDIVIDUALIZED EXERCISE BASED ON YOUR SPINE
Chronic low back pain patients are not all made in the same way. There are numerous factors that impact their back pain situation. Each chronic low back pain sufferer must be considered individually as your Vancouver chiropractor strives to do. It’s a known fact that back muscle function varies from one chronic low back pain sufferer to another. Distinctions can be found from a thorough examination which Vancouver Disc Centers is quite good at! The exam discoveries help create a personalized treatment plan with personalized exercise recommendations. (1) Know with confidence that you are an individual at Vancouver Disc Centers!
WHICH EXERCISE FOR WHICH MUSCLE?
Exercise is a common recommendation for back pain patients…and for good reason. Muscles support the body and spine. A review of published research on the effectiveness of exercise found that exercise was likely effective for chronic low back pain compared to no treatment, placebo, advice or education alone, electrotherapy, or usual care. Its effect was limited for function, but it enhanced pain and functional limitations outcomes. (2) Vancouver Disc Centers believes our Vancouver chiropractic patients would be in agreement that benefits of any sort like this for a condition that is said to be the foremost cause of disability around the world for the past three decades or so, costing a lot in direct healthcare expense and lost productivity, are valuable to pursue with some exercise. Start with one exercise (like the following one!) and build up to the basic 10 for back pain.
ONE SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE EXERCISE: BIRD DOG
Erector spinae and multifidi muscles often grow weak with back pain yet are so essential for stability. Bird-dog (aka quadruped opposite arm/leg) is a 3-way effective exercise: toning the erector spinae while strengthening both the core and the multifidus. Start this by getting on hands and knees, stretching the left leg and right arm out parallel to the floor. Hold the position for a couple seconds and repeat on the other side. Perform this 10 times on each side. (3,4) Have a chat with Vancouver Disc Centers before beginning any exercise though to be sure it’s appropriate for you!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Martin Fleming on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he details the treatment plan and outcome for a patient with low back and leg pain following The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Vancouver chiropractic appointment today. We will unite back pain and exercise together in a reasonable way just for you and your back pain relief goal.
