Sitka Chronic Low Back Pain Related to Physical Activity Level
Is exercise really all that? Back pain sufferers wonder, especially those who try to avoid physical activity! Some Sitka back pain sufferers are not exercisers by nature. (Are you?) Your Sitka chiropractor meets all types of back pain sufferers and knows a variety of physical activity options that may be more interesting. At Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka we try to match the exercise routine to the chronic back pain sufferer and symptomatology to maximize the outcomes of exercise shown in research studies to be valuable in managing, relieving, and preventing back pain.
3 HOURS OF LEISURE TIME: What do you do?
How do you spend your non-work hours impacts your back pain experience! Let’s first describe physically active versus sedentary. Researchers in one study defined physically active folks as those who were more active in their leisure time. They devoted 3 hours of their leisure time per day being physically active. Sedentary folks spent 3 hours or more per day of their leisure time sitting. Physically active folks were 33% less likely to have low back pain compared with more sedentary folks. (1) Takeaway: Be more physically active in your off-time! Like gardening? Garden! Like walking? Walk! Like talking? Take a walk with a friend, and talk!
ACTIVE AND SEDENTARY BACK PAIN SUFFERERS AND THEIR ACTIVITY LEVEL
We are all different! Regarding back pain, the difference comes to light even more in some regards. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows some chronic low back pain patients are more prone to exercising and being physically active than others who are more sedentary. What’s the difference in these folks? Researchers found a few things: more physically active ones (those who perform at least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 mins. of vigorous physical activity a week) have a lower body mass index and higher levels of leisure time physical activity. Sedentary folks (those who perform more than 8 hours of time in sedentary activities a day) tend to have lesser levels of activity at work. (2) Hum? We know that such patient characteristics need to be considered when taking care of back pain patients and encouraging physical activity and reducing sedentary lifestyle activity. How can Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka assist our more sedentary back pain sufferers? With hope, we share these bits of info that may help these little bits of information is beneficial! Your Sitka chiropractor is right here with you. Let us know your ideas on how we can help you!
EXERCISE IS EFFECTIVE FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN
In a Cochrane Review performed by a high level scientific and very respected research group, exercise for chronic low back pain was shown once again to be promisingly relieving. The review involved reviewing 249 papers and their outcomes. Pain relief and functional limitation improvement were noted. (3) Exercise repeatedly shows itself to be good for managing chronic low back pain.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Patterson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares what back pain patients can expect from treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. The system is a partnership!
Set up your next Sitka chiropractic appointment today. We are here for our Sitka chiropractic patients, active and sedentary! Whatever your physical activity level, trust Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka to walk the path to less back pain with you. Exercise is beneficial. We’ll find some type of physical activity that works for you.
