Baton Rouge Exercise for Back Pain Relief: Whats Best? Good Question!

An age-old chiropractic patient question: ”Just tell me what exercise to do to get rid of this back pain, and I’ll do it!”

We all want the one “correct” answer to make things better. We like to “just do it” and be finished. Knowing just what the right thing is is the conundrum even for researchers and for your Baton Rouge chiropractor. The key for all involved – researcher, doctor, patient – is getting to know the patient. Spine & Sports Rehab Center gets to know each of our back pain patients to know better which exercise(s) may be most beneficial. Our chiropractic services are here to help. 

WHAT TO DO?

Researchers struggle to know what the right back pain easing exercise(s) is, too. A group of them reviewed 118 back pain exercise trials with 9710 volunteers. They discovered that the most effective exercise modes for getting rid of pain were mind-body, core-based exercise, and Pilates. They found that the most effective means to decrease disability were Pilates, core-based, and strength exercises. According to a special scoring system know as SUCRA which measures the rates the probability of an approach’s being effective revealed that Pilates ranked highest with 93% for likeliness of reducing pain and 98% for reducing disability. (1) Spine & Sports Rehab Center will agree that those are extraordinary effectiveness outcomes!

BUT WHAT ABOUT…?

Other studies focuse on the effectiveness of other exercises, too. An analysis of 89 studies/5578 patients dedicated to establishing the effectiveness of exercise for non-specific chronic low back pain reported that Pilates had the highest probability of decreasing pain, resistance training and stabilization/motor control exercise for enhancing physical function, and resistance and aerobic training for enhancing mental health. (2) Pilates won again! Then, in a 414 chronic low back pain patient study, core stability exercise decreased pain more and improved function better than general exercise. (3) And for back pain sufferers with a lumbar disc herniation, stretch and strength-based yoga proved itself to be a likely option to enhance associated neuropathic pain, disability, and function in these patients by increasing mobilization, core muscle strength, and hamstring flexibility. (4) Spine & Sports Rehab Center does not want to perplex you or lead you astray! We will just urge you to try a few of our recommendations and see how good they make you feel.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. William Hoffman on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient suffering with a lumbar disc herniation.

Schedule your Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment soon. The best answer to the big question about which exercise is best: read the most recent research. Recently, pilates, yoga, core, resistance, and stabilization are in favor in the research. Which exercise will you do? That is the best one!

Spine & Sports Rehab Center applauds the question from our back pain sufferers who want to know which exercise is optimal to get rid of pain: Pilates, yoga, strength, core, aerobic, etc.? 
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