Latest News in Gentle Sitka Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain Relief
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) slows life down for its sufferers. Sitka chronic low back pain sufferers want their lives back. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has a chiropractic treatment plan with options that do just that. The treatment plan often includes chiropractic spinal manipulation like Cox® Technic as well as gentle exercise and nutrition. A few new insights about effective exercise interventions are presented here for our Sitka back pain patients’ consideration as it’s up to you to select what exercise suits you!
WALKING AND MIND-BODY THERAPIES: Gentle Exercise Options
Walking works, so do mind-body therapies like yoga. An analysis of 31 randomized control trials of 3193 participants, walking was found to be as effective as control interventions for short term relief of chronic low back pain and slightly superior for intermediate term pain relief and activity limitation improvement while yoga was more effective to reduce pain and improve activity in the short term. Doing both yoga and walking was proposed as a valuable combination for chronic low back pain patients. (1) In an analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials, yoga was said to decrease pain in the short to intermediate term and to improve functional disability from short to long term compared to non-exercise, usual care, and education. However it had similar effects on pain and disability as other exercise types or physical therapy. (2) Most everyone can take a stroll. Some enjoy physical therapy exercise. Most can do yoga if they want. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka understands that not every exercise option may be our Sitka back pain sufferer’s "cup of tea”! Options are key to participation...and Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has them!
MOTOR CONTROL EXERCISES
One group of researchers wrote that up-to-date evidence doesn’t suggest that any one form of exercise is superior to any other for back pain relief. That is interesting! They did state that exercise is modestly effective treatment for CLBP, a major health and socioeconomic issue (cost, disability, missed work). The most common form of exercise for back pain relief was reported to be motor control exercise working on the deep muscles and their coordination. Reportedly not superior to other types of exercise, motor control exercise should be an option for chronic low back pain patients among other kinds of exercise. The researchers suggested that the choice should be up to the patient and his/her doctor/therapist as to what works. (3) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka chats with each Sitka back pain sufferer to learn about what exercise will work and will be performed. That is the most important factor!
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Benjamin Fonke on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the benefit of exercise incorporation into The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Sitka chiropractic appointment now. When CLBP has slowed your life down, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka’s chiropractic treatment plan with Cox® Technic and exercise that you will do may well restore your pace of life.
