Back Pain Changes Ashburn and Herndon Spinal Movement

Ask any Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferer, and s/he will agree: back pain changes movement. Sitting down takes more time. Standing up is slower. Bending over requires some thought…or prompts total avoidance. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn knows back pain alters movements. Researchers continue to study just how and how much it alters motion. With chiropractic care, your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor is focused on helping you regain the ease of movement you had before you experienced back pain.

SPINAL MOVEMENT ALTERED BY BACK PAIN

Back pain patients move differently. They often alter the way they move to avoid pain. You will see them walk differently. They turn around differently. Their spinal kinematics – motions – are unusual. A recent study reviewed over 800 papers on the subject of altered kinematics. The authors concluded that restricted lumbar spinal mobility in all planes caused by low back pain was statistically significant. (1) Another study concluded that the type of spinal disorder a patient impacted the biomechanics of the sit-to-stand movement. Patients with spinal deformity-related back pain demonstrated greater differences in a variety of biomechanical motions (like hip, spine, and knee torque) compared to patients with non-specific low back pain. (2) Figuring out just how much spinal kinematics are impacted by back pain is the job your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor enjoys most.

TESTING SPINAL MOVEMENT

When healthcare providers like your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor analyze new low back pain patients, tests like sit-to-stand that assess our new patients’ ability to perform motions that daily activities demand are valuable. Patients with low back pain reveal greatly altered kinematics, motions, of the spine. (3) Patients with low back pain showed motion changes in the lumbar spine, hip and trunk. (4) Chronic non-specific low back pain sufferers showed altered motor adaptability while doing diverse repetitive functional tasks like flexion, extension, lifting, walking, sit-to-stand-to-sit motions. (5) The chiropractic spinal examination at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is comprehensive to document just how much low back pain is affecting your daily activities in order to return you to your activities of daily living with the least possible difficulty.

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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Matt Alexander on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains the effectiveness and gentleness of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for two patients with spinal stenosis, a condition shared by a lot of people that tends to affect motion.

Schedule your next Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. When back pain has altered the way you move, walk, even think about moving, etc., come to Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn for not only back pain relief but also a return to more natural kinematic motion.