Back pain - nonspecific or chronic or subacute – can be
helped with exercise. Our Burlington and Hamilton back pain patients
realize from day 1 that exercise
is within their ability. We demonstrate
how to do simple, effective ones that will help
you feel some control over your condition.
Spinal Care Clinic is your Burlington and Hamilton exercise coach as well as your
spinal manipulation
chiropractor: the best of both realms!
EXERCISE EFFICACY FOR LOW BACK PAIN
Low back pain patients do well with
therapeutic exercise in strengthening trunk muscles and enhancing
spine stability. There is a variety of exercise options available
from core stabilization and strengthening to motor control exercises and muscle
strengthening. In one study of subacute nonspecific low back pain
sufferers, core stabilization exercises proved
better than stabilization exercises regarding proprioception,
balance, muscle (transverse abdoiminis, lumbar multifidus) thickness, reducing
patients’ fear of movement, and functional disability. (1) Another study stated
core stabilization exercise to lessen pain, improve
function, and increase core strength in nonspecific low back pain
patients. (2) Spine stabilization exercises and flexion exercises done24
daily equally helped multifidus muscle
thickness in patients with chronic low back pain and spondylolisthesis. (3) Advice: Pick
one that you are most likely to do (after we discuss it!)! Your back pain will thank you.
EXERCISE FOR NON-SPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN
Despite a diagnosis of non-specific low
back pain being frustrating (We all want to understand
what lies below our pain!), exercise offers hope of its
management. A recent study reported that exercise
training in-person and via multimedia/video were good for
training back pain patients to appropriately do
the more complex motor control exercises. (4) Core exercises with the
addition of hip muscle strengthening effectively enhanced
physical activity and function for nonspecific low back pain patients. (5) Burlington and Hamilton
back pain patients desiring some pain relief are encouraged
to do exercises as part of their
overall chiropractic treatment plan.
EXERCISE WITH SPINAL MANIPULATION
Combining efforts offers additional hope for back pain patients despite the diagnosis.
One case report of a 24-year-old patient with a recurrent disc herniation and
pain after back surgery laminectomy described that flexion
distraction spinal manipulation along with rehab exercise
(in this case: bird dog and core stabilization) found relief and recovery.
(6) In caring for back pain in patients who have undergone
back surgery (laminectomy, fusion, discectomy) like the patient described
above did, clinicians using spinal
manipulation are inclined to using gentler non-manual-thrust
spinal manipulation while chiropractors leaned toward using
manual thrust. Spinal manipulation was applied less than 12 months after back surgery in 66% of cases in this study. Treating healthcare
providers delivered spinal manipulation with 85% of
patients who experienced persistent back pain after spine surgery. (7) Spinal Care Clinic carefully
examines and decides the gentlest treatment technique for
your spine.
CONTACT Spinal Care Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
as he describes how the many spine care choices may
be overwhelming as well as the
benefit of the gentle care via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management that alleviates back pain.
Make your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic
appointment soon. No matter the back pain source
or condition, bring it to Spinal Care Clinic. We’ll find a path
forward together!