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Sitka Back Pain with Hip Pain Helped with Exercise

Have you heard? Exercise is good. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka bets you have! Whether we like it or not, we all need to exercise, move, and get our blood flowing! Sitka chiropractic patients are encouraged to do some type of exercise as part of their overall treatment plan for hip pain in addition to any related Sitka back pain with good reason.  It’s good!

SPECIFIC EXERCISES FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

Since Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka cares for a lot of musculoskeletal pain like back pain and neck pain and related arm and leg pain, a new paper was quite thought-provoking! It documented the recommendation and benefit of exercise for many specific conditions. A list of exercises for different diseases – musculoskeletal system diseases like low back pain, hip fracture, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis – described the preventive and rehabilitative effects for each as well as the proper intensity and frequency. (1) Patients with knee osteoarthritis found relief with isolated hip and leg strengthening exercises with improvement of their knee pain, function and quality of life. (2) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka invites patients with knee, back and hip pain to our chiropractic practice.

HIP PAIN…OR BACK PAIN?

Hip pain issues occur alone. Hip pain issues may arise along with low back issues like spinal stenosis. Hips xrays alone are not reliable. MRIs are more reliable for confirming diagnosis. Hip pain may mimic lumbar spinal stenosis. (3) What Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka carefully checks for are non-spine related issues like avascular necrosis of the hip and hip fractures so that those may be co-managed as well. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka makes sure our patients get the help they require!

BACK PAIN RELATED HIP PAIN

Patients with non-specific mechanical low back pain are unique in their pelvic, hip and knee movements while walking. They also are less able to extend their hip flexors and abductor muscles. (4) Researchers further explained that low back pain affected muscles of the lumbopelvic area. It is a big deal for back pain sufferers. Alterations in hip muscles may stem from alterations in the cross-sectional area and volume of muscle. Why is this notable? Developing an exercise program to increase hip muscle function is valuable. (5) Surgeons are even noting value in having patients who decide to have back surgery perform “prehabilitation” exercises before back surgery as it improved range of motion, leg pain intensity, lumbar spine extensor muscle endurance and walking capacity…without adverse side effects. (6) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka offers treatment programs of exercise blended with evidence based spinal manipulation and nutrition to prevent back surgery when possible as well as56 pre-habilitate and rehabilitate Sitka back pain patients!

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Matt Alexander on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains the use of Cox® Technic flexion distraction to ease the pain of lumbar spinal stenosis.

Schedule a Sitka chiropractic appointment for your back pain and hip pain. Sitka chiropractic treatment plan will surely involve some of that exercise you’ve heard is good! Don’t fret. We will work together to ensure the exercise is good for you.

 
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka may suggest exercise for hip pain relief along with other chiropractic care options. 
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