April 2024 Healthy News from Vancouver Disc Centers Chiropractic Care and Exercise for Pregnancy-Related Back Pain
RELIEF FOR PREGNACY-RELATED BACK PAIN, LEG PAIN
Pregnancy-related low back pain, leg pain, pelvic pain and other neuromuscular pain conditions zaps the joy out of pregnancy for some. Just ask a current or formerly pregnant woman! Care without medications is desirable for these sufferers. Chiropractic treatment with spinal manipulation is one type of evidence-based treatment option. (1) In a study that didn’t track what type of care (if any) they underwent for their back pain, researchers discovered that the likelihood of the pain restricting self-grooming and work activities was twice the risk for those who had a combination of musculoskeletal pain complaints versus just low back pain throughout pregnancy. Those who experienced both pelvic girdle pain (PGP) and low back pain (LBP) had five times greater risk of work absence. Those who had a mix of PGP and LBP had a 13-times higher likelihood. At 6 months postpartum, 16% had lingering pain, 38% had persistent pain, 50% were pain-free. (2) This is where pain alleviating care like chiropractic spinal manipulation comes into play. For example, a 26-year-old pregnant woman in her second trimester experienced severe pain in her low back and both hips and down her right leg expressed relief after her initial treatment with Cox® Technic flexion distraction decompression. Cox® spinal manipulation was delivered in a side-lying, comfortable modified position for treatment. She reported complete relief of her pain with 8 visits. (3) Chiropractic is a non-drug, gentle option for pain relief throughout pregnancy. Let your pregnant friends know that they don’t have to suffer with back pain!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Evaline Delson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about the use of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management treatment protocols to help regain some pain free joy of the pregnancy.
Vancouver HEALTH TIP OF THE MONTH: Exercise for (Pregnancy-Related and All)
Back Pain
Exercise surely helps anyone
with back pain and even those who have back pain while
pregnant. 42.3% of pregnant women had low back pain which
was more common than in the normal population. Being physically
active with regular exercise was suggested (4) A study of
pregnant women who exercised from their 17th to their 34th week versus those
who didn’t reported 21.9 mm less low back pain and 12.9
mm less sciatic pain on a VAS (0-100) scale score, 6.9% reported less pain, slept
better, had less pain while lifting, and were less limited
in their social lives due to pain. (5) A review of the outcomes
of 16 randomized clinical trials found that women who performed
physical activity throughout their pregnancy had less pain
intensity, had reductions noted in their disability
questionnaires, and reported less general pain overall. (6) What
exercises work? A simple series of exercises centering
on abdominal tightness, pelvic tilting, and foot and ankle movements were found
to be statistically significant in decreasing
pregnancy-related musculoskeletal disorders. (7) The three basic exercises for
back pain patients in the Cox® Technic System are comparable:
abdominal tightening, pelvic tilt, and knee chest exercises. So easy.
So effective.
Vancouver Disc Centers is honored to be your
Vancouver chiropractor and values your sharing your
chiropractic care with family and friends, especially the pregnant ones
this month! We look forward to seeing you soon!