Back pain - nonspecific or chronic or subacute – can benefit from exercise. Our Sitka back pain patients
know from day 1 that exercise
is within their ability. We share
how to do easy, effective ones that will help
you feel some control over your condition.
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is your Sitka exercise coach as well as your
spinal manipulation
chiropractor: the best of both realms!
EXERCISE EFFICACY FOR LOW BACK PAIN
Low back pain patients do well with
therapeutic exercise in strengthening trunk muscles and enhancing
spine stability. There is a variety of exercise options available
from core stabilization and strengthening to motor control exercises and muscle
strengthening. In a study of subacute nonspecific low back pain
sufferers, core stabilization exercises were
better than stabilization exercises in terms of proprioception,
balance, muscle (transverse abdoiminis, lumbar multifidus) thickness, reducing
patients’ fear of movement, and functional disability. (1) Another study stated
core stabilization exercise to reduce pain, improve
function, and boost core strength in nonspecific low back pain
patients. (2) Spine stabilization exercises and flexion exercises performed24
daily equally helped multifidus muscle
thickness in patients with chronic low back pain and spondylolisthesis. (3) Advice: Pick
one that you like to do (after we discuss it!)! Your back pain will appreciate
it.
EXERCISE FOR NON-SPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN
Regardless of a diagnosis of non-specific low
back pain being frustrating (We all want to know what causes our pain!), exercise offers hope of its
management. A recent study found that exercise
training in-person and via multimedia/video were good for
training back pain patients to properly perform
the more complex motor control exercises. (4) Core exercises along with hip muscle strengthening effectively improved
physical activity and function for nonspecific low back pain patients. (5) Sitka
back pain patients wanting some pain relief are urged
to exercise as part of an
overall chiropractic treatment plan.
EXERCISE WITH SPINAL MANIPULATION
Combining efforts offers additional hope for back pain patients despite the diagnosis.
One case report of a 24-year-old patient with a recurrent disc herniation and
pain after back surgery laminectomy shared that flexion
distraction spinal manipulation along with rehab exercise
(in this case: bird dog and core stabilization) got relief and recovery.
(6) Managing back pain in patients who have undergone
back surgery (laminectomy, fusion, discectomy) like the patient described
above did, clinicians receiving spinal
manipulation tend toward using gentler non-manual-thrust
spinal manipulation while chiropractors tended to use
manual thrust. Spinal manipulation was used less than 12 months after back surgery in 66% of cases in this study. Treating healthcare
providers delivered spinal manipulation with 85% of
patients who experienced persistent back pain after spine surgery. (7) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka carefully
examines and decides the gentlest treatment technique for
your spine.
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
as he describes how the many spine care options may
be a bit much to find your way through as well as the
benefit of the gentle care via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management that alleviates back pain.
Make your Sitka chiropractic
appointment soon. Whatever the back pain source
or condition, bring it to Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka. We’ll find a path
forward together!