Daily laborer or weekend warrior…how to do prepare
for spine-demanding chores? What do you do when you need
to move a weighty box? Get the back brace or brace yourself? The “brace yourself” option
may be the superior approach! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka proposes
back braces for back pain patients who may benefit from
their support. We also suggest self-controlled actions
to Sitka back pain sufferers to safeguard the spine
when its use is demanded (moving boxes, digging
holes, raking, etc.)
BACK BRACES FOR BACK PAIN PREVENTION:
Not All It Seems
Asymptomatic workers were told to wear back belts at work with the intention of decreasing
low back pain or injury. 1380 published medical studies were reviewed.
Reviewers uncovered no consistent evidence for back belt
use to stop low back pain or occupational back pain in
workers. Absenteeism was not reduced with back
belt utilization either. (1) Mind you, this review was of back
brace use by asymptomatic workers. In this situation,
the back belt is not for everyone. Now for Sitka back pain sufferers, the back belt offers
benefits. Non-rigid lumbar support belts are reported to help
non-specific low back pain sufferers with their pain and disability. (3)
The decision of belt use is where
your Sitka back pain specialist at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka comes in to determine what is optimal for each back pain sufferer. Each Sitka
back pain sufferer – office worker, factory worker, family manager, etc. - is distinctive
and must be considered individually. Having all workers wear
a back brace in an effort to reduce back pain for a few doesn’t
work as this paper demonstrates that a back brace may benefit some but not all.
ABDOMINAL BRACING MAY WORK BETTER
Abdominal bracing is a self-regulated,
pre-activity motion, a deliberate way of increasing
spine stiffness to limit spine displacement ahead of a spine-demanding job. It appears to
work according to researchers! Abdominal bracing is personally
controlled. In a new study, abdominal bracing significantly reduced
sagittal plane motion from the lower thoracic spine (T12) through
the lower lumbar spine (L4L5): by 45% at L4L5, by 94% at L1L2, and 50% at L5S1.
Such self-bracing stimulated all abdominal and back
muscles. Flexion motion was restricted at the majority
of lumbar spine levels when sudden trunk flexion
demands are encountered with abdominal bracing. (2) It’s
worth knowing how to do! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is eager to demonstrate
you how to do this worthy move as part of your Sitka
chiropractic treatment plan!
SPINAL MANIPULATION WORKS FOR BACK
PAIN
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka uses
a comprehensive chiropractic treatment plan for those occasions
when the back pain just will not go away. When work duties
or chores leave your spine - cervical, thoracic or lumbar -
hurting, The Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management mixes gentle, relieving spinal
manipulation with specific exercise and nutritional advice to return
you back to life.
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Jenna Kloor on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes the significance
of helping a patient be able to do something like walking to help herself as she
recovered from her back pain episode with The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and even be able to
shovel snow!
Schedule your Sitka chiropractic
visit soon. We help our Sitka workers and
weekend warriors avert and recuperate from spine
pain.