Exercise. Ashburn back pain sufferers get
the recommendation to exercise a lot. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
recommends it, too. Exercise continues to show its
benefit for low back pain relief
and prevention…plus a new report reveals benefit for improved
sleep quality!
EXERCISE FOR RELIEF OF THE BURDEN OF LOW BACK PAIN
Low back pain is a burden for the low back pain
sufferer, the family, the community, and the healthcare system. Healthcare
providers and researchers study suggested
long-term methods to decrease this problem for whose
sufferers’ disability continues. Exercise tops the list of
non-invasive, non-drug general recommendations with manual therapy and massage in that list as well. (1) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
is the Ashburn back pain specialty clinic to
which many back pain sufferers see.
BACK PAIN SPECIALIST’S PLAN FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF ADDS EXERCISE
Numerous chronic back pain sufferers find themselves going to their primary care practitioners
first. It’s a pretty normal experience. Primary
care recommendations for chronic low back pain care often
involve exercise, oral prescriptions of NSAIDs and SNRI’s like duloxetine. In research,
there is an interesting statistic called “number to treat”
which implies the number of patients with a certain
condition who need to go through the treatment
recommendation for 1 of them to get
benefit. In this recent study, the number to treat for 1 chronic low
back pain patient to report benefit from exercise was 7, from NSAIDs 6, and SNRIs
10. Of these 3 options, exercise was the only intervention that demonstrated
sustained chronic low back pain relief after the intervention
ended and up to 48 weeks later. (2) Exercise is a valuable,
self-management, non-drug alternative for chronic low back pain
patients. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn always includes it in the
Ashburn chiropractic treatment plan. Exercise places some
control of chronic low back pain in our Ashburn chiropractic
patients’ hands.
WHAT ABOUT SLEEP AND EXERCISE?
An additional advantageous patient-controlled
alternative is sleep-and-exercise.
Lack of sleep – time and/or quality – is an issue for so many
Ashburn chiropractic patients. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn often hears our
patients talk about sleep difficulties. Sleep is renewing
for the body and the mind. Exercise is often prescribed to
address sleep and mood issues. A noteworthy study about
the relationship between sleep and exercise features some interesting
findings in young women and men. There
are differences for each! Men who exercised more often
reported falling asleep faster, less daytime issues,
and less depressive mood. Women who exercised more frequently went
to bed early, experienced better sleep
quality, and reported more benefit from sleep, less depressive
mood, and less anger. (3) Regular exercise is key for so many issues!
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Pamela Aaron on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she shares
a case of a young lady with low back pain and her treatment
with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management plus strengthening
exercise that helped.
Set up your Ashburn
chiropractic appointment soon. “Exercise.” It is a
recommendation Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn will continue to share for
back pain relief and prevention in addition to sleep
improvement.