An age-old chiropractic
patient question: ”Just tell me what exercise to do to get rid of this back
pain, and I’ll do it!”
We all want the one “right” answer to make
things better. We like to “just do it” and be finished. Recognizing
just what the right thing is is the problem even for
researchers and for your Sitka chiropractor. The key
for all involved – researcher, doctor, patient – is understanding the patient. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka gets to understand
each of our back pain patients to know better which exercise(s) may
be most impactful. Our chiropractic services are here to help.
WHAT TO DO?
Researchers struggle to know what
the right back pain relieving exercise(s) is, also. A group of them reviewed 118 back pain exercise
trials with 9710 volunteers. They found that the most
effective exercise modes for relieving
pain were mind-body, core-based exercise, and Pilates. They stated
that the most effective means to reduce disability were Pilates,
core-based, and strength exercises. According to a unique scoring
system called SUCRA which determines the
rates the probability of an approach’s being effective found
that Pilates ranked highest with 93% for likelihood of decreasing
pain and 98% for reducing disability. (1) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka will
agree that those are notable effectiveness outcomes!
BUT WHAT ABOUT…?
Other studies highlight the
effectiveness of other exercises, too. An analysis of 89 studies/5578 patients devoted
to determining the effectiveness of exercise for
non-specific chronic low back pain reported that Pilates had
the highest probability of reducing pain, resistance
training and stabilization/motor control exercise for improving
physical function, and resistance and aerobic training for making
better mental health. (2) Pilates came out ahead again! Then, in a
414 chronic low back pain patient study, core stability exercise decreased
pain more and improved function better than general exercise. (3)
And for back pain sufferers with a lumbar disc herniation, stretch and
strength-based yoga proved itself to be a likely
option to improve related neuropathic pain,
disability, and function in these patients by boosting
mobilization, core muscle strength, and hamstring flexibility. (4) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
does not want to puzzle you or lead you astray! We will just urge you to try
a few of our suggestions and see how good they help
you.
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. William Hoffman on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the relief with The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient suffering with
a lumbar disc herniation.
Make your Sitka chiropractic
appointment now. The best answer to the most common
question about which exercise is best: check the new
research. Lately, pilates, yoga, core, resistance, and
stabilization are much written about in the research. Which exercise
will you do? That is the best one!