Chronic low back pain (CLBP) slows
life down for its sufferers. Baton Rouge chronic low back pain
sufferers want their lives back. Spine & Sports Rehab Center
follows a chiropractic treatment plan with options that do exactly
that. The treatment plan often involves chiropractic
spinal manipulation like Cox® Technic together with gentle
exercise and nutrition. A couple recent
insights about effective exercise interventions are shared here
for our Baton Rouge back pain patients’ consideration as it is
up to you to choose 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 proposed as a valuable combination
for CLBP 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 compared to
non-exercise, usual care, and education. But it had equal
effects on pain and disability as other exercise modes or physical therapy.
(2) Most everyone can take a stroll. Some like physical
therapy exercise. Most can do yoga if they so desire.
Spine & Sports Rehab Center understands that not every exercise option may be
our Baton Rouge back pain sufferer’s "cup of tea”! Options
are key to participation...and Spine & Sports Rehab Center has them!
MOTOR CONTROL EXERCISES
One group of researchers wrote that current
evidence doesn’t propose that any single
form of exercise is better than any other for back
pain relief. That is interesting! They did report 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 reported as motor control exercise working
on the deep muscles and their coordination. Supposedly not
superior to other types of exercise, motor control exercise should
be an alternative for chronic low back pain patients among
other types of exercise. The researchers indicated
that the choice should be up to the patient and his/her doctor/therapist as to what
works. (3) Spine & Sports Rehab Center talks with each Baton Rouge back
pain sufferer to find out what exercise will work and will be
performed. That is the most important factor!
CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Benjamin Fonke on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates the benefit of exercise integration into The Cox® Technic System of Spinal
Pain Management.
Make your Baton Rouge
chiropractic appointment now. When chronic low back
pain has slowed your life down, Spine & Sports Rehab Center’s
chiropractic treatment plan with Cox® Technic and exercise that you will
do may well restore your pace of life.
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