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 “right” answer to make
things better. We prefer to “just do it” and be done. Knowing
just what the right thing is is the problem even for
researchers and for your Plainville chiropractor. The secret
for all involved – researcher, doctor, patient – is “getting” the patient. Layden Chiropractic gets to understand
each of our back pain patients to know better which exercise(s) might
make the most difference. Our chiropractic services are here to help.
WHAT TO DO?
Researchers grapple with knowing what
the right back pain easing exercise(s) is, also. A few
researchers analyzed 118 back pain exercise
trials with 9710 volunteers. They revealed that the most
effective exercise types for getting rid of
pain were mind-body, core-based exercise, and Pilates. They stated
that the most effective means to decrease disability were Pilates,
core-based, and strength exercises. According to a unique scoring
system called SUCRA which assesses the
rates the probability of an approach’s being effective found
that Pilates ranked highest with 93% for likeliness of reducing
pain and 98% for reducing disability. (1) Layden Chiropractic will
agree that those are extraordinary effectiveness outcomes!
BUT WHAT ABOUT…?
Other studies highlight 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 easing pain, resistance
training and stabilization/motor control exercise for enhancing
physical function, and resistance and aerobic training for improving mental health. (2) Pilates came out ahead again! Then, in a
414 chronic low back pain patient study, core stability exercise reduced
pain more and enhanced function better than general exercise. (3)
And for back pain sufferers with a lumbar disc herniation, stretch and
strength-based yoga showed itself to be a possible
option to improve related neuropathic pain,
disability, and function in these patients by boosting
mobilization, core muscle strength, and hamstring flexibility. (4) Layden Chiropractic
doesn’t want to puzzle you or lead you off
track! We’ll just urge you to try
a few of our suggestions and see how good they help
you.
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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 experiencing
a lumbar disc herniation.
Schedule your Plainville chiropractic
appointment soon. The best answer to the most common
question about which exercise is best: check the new
research. Recently, pilates, yoga, core, resistance, and
stabilization are much written about in the research. Which one
will you do? That is the best one!