Latest News in Gentle Ashburn and Herndon Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain Relief
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) negatively impacts life for its sufferers. Ashburn and Herndon chronic low back pain sufferers want their lives back. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn follows a chiropractic treatment plan with options that do exactly that. The treatment plan often incorporates chiropractic spinal manipulation like Cox® Technic along with gentle exercise and nutrition. Some recent insights about effective exercise interventions are presented here for our Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients’ consideration as it’s for you to decide 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 for pain and activity limitation improvement in the short term. Doing both yoga and walking was suggested to be a beneficial combination for chronic low back pain patients. (1) In an analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials, yoga reportedly decreased pain in the short to intermediate term and to improve functional disability from short to long term when compared with non-exercise, usual care, and education. However it had the same effects on pain and disability as other exercise types or physical therapy. (2) Most everyone can take a stroll. Some like physical therapy exercise. Most can do yoga if they so desire. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn knows not every exercise option may be our Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferer’s “thing”! Options are essential to participation...and Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn has them!
MOTOR CONTROL EXERCISES
One group of researchers wrote that up-to-date evidence does not suggest that any single form of exercise is superior to any other for back pain relief. That’s interesting! They did state that exercise is modestly effective treatment for CLBP, a significant health and socioeconomic issue (cost, disability, missed work). The most common form of exercise for back pain relief was described as being motor control exercise which works on the deep muscles and their coordination. Reportedly not superior to other forms of exercise, motor control exercise should be an option for chronic low back pain patients among other types of exercise. The researchers suggested that the choice should be up to the patient and his/her doctor/therapist as to what works. (3) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn chats with each Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferer to learn about what exercise will work and will be performed. That’s the key!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Benjamin Fonke on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the value of exercise incorporation into The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment today. When chronic low back pain has slowed your life down, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn’s chiropractic treatment plan with Cox® Technic and exercise that you will do may well restore your pace of life.
