May 2024 Healthy News from Vancouver Disc Centers Exercise and Relieving Treatment for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

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OUR ‘THING’ – Relieving Care for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Back Pain

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a degenerative spinal condition concerning many older adults. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a huge problem for a lot of people – 103 million worldwide – and 11% of older US adults which increases with age. (1) LSS comes and goes and may deteriorate over time.  Standing and walking may exacerbate it while sitting and bending forward usually make it better. (3) Typical medical suggestions are to adapt activity, analgesia, physical therapy, and even epidural steroid injections whose long-term benefits are being questioned. (2) Non-medical suggestions are stated as effective, particularly a diverse approach of manual therapy and exercise for older patients experiencing lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication that was pronounced as effective while epidural steroids were not. (3) A new study highlighted the desire of chiropractors to work in partnership with healthcare professionals to improve integrated, coordinated patient centered healthcare for older adults, the number of whom is growing rapidly. (4) We chiropractors offer multiple non-drug, non-surgical methods via individualized treatment plans – spinal manipulation and mobilization (with Cox® Technic), nutrition, exercise, bracing, etc. - to ease spine-related pain like back pain due to LSS. Relieving spine pain is our ‘thing’!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Keith Bartley on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson  about the use of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management treatment protocols to successfully manage lumbar spinal stenosis.  

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TIP OF THE MONTH: Do Your ‘Thing’: Exercise for LSS

Of three non-surgical interventions for lumbar spinal stenosis – medical care, group exercise, and manual therapy/individualized exercise – manual therapy/individualized exercise produced greater short-term symptom and physical function improvement as well as better walking capacity. (5) That is our approach! We utilize the gentle Cox® Technic manual therapy with exercise. A recent review of exercise for lumbar spinal stenosis and associated neurogenic claudication found that most exercise recommendations included supervised, lumbar flexion, and aerobic fitness exercises (like cycling in a flexed posture) while stretches, strengthening exercises, and psychologically informed approaches were part of the most effective treatment plans. (6) If lumbar spinal stenosis is your ‘thing,’ exercise will most likely be your ‘thing,’ too! We figure out the best ones for you, together.

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Vancouver Disc Centers is honored to be your Vancouver chiropractor and appreciates your sharing your chiropractic experience with family and friends, particularly those who have lumbar spinal stenosis! See you soon!

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