Ashburn and Herndon Back Pain Relief with Exercise & Chiropractic
As any Ashburn and Herndon back pain patient understands, finding relief can be challenging. You may have visited various healthcare providers with different treatments. But did you know that exercise could be just the right addition to your attempts at getting back pain relief? According to the CHAMPS Study-DK, associations between cardiovascular disease risk factors and spinal pain may be affected by sex and health-related physical activity. (1) Namely, exercise can help decrease back pain. Let’s take a look at how this works.
HOW EXERCISE HELPS WITH Ashburn and Herndon BACK PAIN RELIEF
Exercise has proven to be beneficial for those who experience chronic back pain in a multitude of ways. First, it strengthens core and lower back muscles which support your spine and reduce strain on it. Strengthening these muscles can help ease some of the pressure placed on your spine and lower the amount of back pain you feel due to poor posture or bad habits like slouching. Further, exercise helps boost flexibility in your joints; it boosts blood circulation which helps support healing; and it releases endorphins which are natural pain killers that help lower inflammation related to chronic back pain. (2,3) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn combines Cox® Technic spinal manipulation that reduces intradiscal pressures (Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. William Hoffman on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the Cox® Technic and its research showing drops in intradiscal pressure.) with exercises that are shown to reduce pain for optimal patient outcomes.
STARTING EXERCISE
It is important to realize that when initiating an exercise program for Ashburn and Herndon back pain relief, you should start slowly and gradually raise the intensity over time as your body adjusts. It is also important to select low-impact exercises such as walking or swimming rather than high impact exercises such as running or jumping because these can place additional strain on your spine and make matters worse rather than better. With that, moderate aerobic exercise mixed with stretching and strengthening exercises has been shown to be useful in decreasing lower back pain for many people suffering from chronic conditions like back pain. Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients have a great exercise coach at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn as researchers explain that chiropractors actively promote (and participate in their own) physical activity by providing exercise information, asking patients about their physical activity level, and counseling back pain patients about suitable exercises to help their conditions. (4)
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
Exercise is a valuable way to manage chronic lower back pain. If done correctly, it could be just what you need to boost your opportunity for long term relief from lower back pain! Schedule your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment to start your chiropractic pain relieving treatment plan of spinal manipulation and mobilization and exercise.
