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May 2024 Healthy News from Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka 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 impacting many older adults. Lumbar spinal stenosis is a huge problem for quite a few people – 103 million globally – and 11% of older US adults which grows with age. (1) LSS waxes and wanes and may get worse over time.  Standing and walking may exacerbate it while sitting and bending forward usually improve it. (3) Typical medical suggestions are to modify activity, analgesia, physical therapy, and even epidural steroid injections whose long-term benefits are being questioned. (2) Non-medical suggestions are reported as effective, especially a diverse approach of manual therapy and exercise for older patients experiencing lumbar spinal stenosis and associated neurogenic claudication that was described as effective while epidural steroids were not. (3) A recent report highlighted the desire of chiropractors to work together with healthcare professionals to enhance integrated, coordinated patient centered healthcare for older adults, the number of whom is growing rapidly. (4) We chiropractors offer multiple non-drug, non-surgical approaches via personalized treatment plans – spinal manipulation and mobilization (with Cox® Technic), nutrition, exercise, bracing, etc. - to relieve spine-related pain like back pain due to LSS. Spine pain relief 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 positively manage lumbar spinal stenosis.  

Sitka exercise for lumbar spinal stenosis 

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 provided greater short-term symptom and physical function improvement as well as improved walking capacity. (5) That’s our approach! We use the gentle Cox® Technic manual therapy with exercise. A recent review of exercise for lumbar spinal stenosis and related neurogenic claudication revealed 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 means were part of the most effective approaches. (6) If lumbar spinal stenosis is your ‘thing,’ exercise will most likely be your ‘thing,’ too! We determine together which ones are best for you.

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Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is honored to be your Sitka chiropractor and is grateful for your sharing your chiropractic experience with family and friends, particularly those who have lumbar spinal stenosis! We look forward to your you soon!

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