Does exercise really work? Back pain sufferers wonder,
especially those who don’t enjoy physical activity! Some Plainville back pain sufferers are not exercisers by
nature. (Are you?) Your Plainville chiropractor meets all types
of back pain sufferers and knows a variety of physical activity
options that may be more interesting. At Layden Chiropractic we try
to pair the exercise routine to the chronic back pain patient
and symptomatology to optimize the outcomes of
exercise described in research studies to be valuable
in managing, relieving, and preventing back pain.
3 HOURS OF LEISURE TIME: What do you do?
How do you spend your non-work hours impacts
your back pain experience! Let us first define
sedentary versus physically active.
Researchers in one study described physically active folks as
those who were more active in their leisure time. They spent 3
hours of their leisure time per day being physically active. Sedentary
folks spent 3 hours or more a day of their leisure time sitting.
Physically active folks were 33% less likely to have low back pain compared
with more sedentary folks. (1) Takeaway: Be more physically active in your
off-time! Like gardening? Garden! Like walking? Walk! Like talking? Take a walk
with a friend, and talk!
ACTIVE AND SEDENTARY BACK PAIN SUFFERERS AND THEIR ACTIVITY
LEVEL
We are all different! When it comes
to back pain, the difference comes to light even more in some
regards. Layden Chiropractic knows some chronic low back
pain patients are more likely to exercise and be physically active than others who tend to be more
sedentary. What is the difference in these folks? Researchers
found a few things: more physically active ones (those
who do at least 150 mins. of moderate or 75 mins.
of vigorous physical activity a week) experience lower
body mass index and higher levels of leisure time physical activity. Sedentary
folks (those who perform more than 8 hours of time in sedentary
activities per day) are more likely to have low
levels of activity at work. (2) Hum? We know that such patient characteristics
need to be considered when taking care of back pain patients and
encouraging physical activity and reducing sedentary lifestyle activity. How
can Layden Chiropractic help our more sedentary back pain sufferers?
Hopefully sharing
these little bits of information is helpful! Your Plainville
chiropractor is here for you. Let us know your thoughts
on how we can assist you!
EXERCISE IS EFFECTIVE FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN
In a Cochrane Review done by a high level
scientific and very respected research group, exercise for chronic
low back pain was shown again as promisingly relieving.
The review consisted of 249 papers and their outcomes.
Pain relief and functional limitation improvement were noted. (3)
Exercise repeatedly shows itself to be beneficial
for managing chronic low back pain.
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Robert Patterson on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares
what back pain patients can expect from treatment with The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. The system is a joint
venture!
Set up your next Plainville
chiropractic appointment today. We are here for every Plainville chiropractic patient, active and sedentary! Whatever
your physical activity level, trust
Layden Chiropractic to walk the path to decreased
back pain with you. Exercise is beneficial. We’ll find some type
of physical activity that works for you.