Latest News in Gentle New York City Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain Relief
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) slows life down for its sufferers. New York City chronic low back pain sufferers want their lives back. Rosenberg Wellness Center follows a chiropractic treatment plan with options that do just that. The treatment plan often includes chiropractic spinal manipulation like Cox® Technic along with gentle exercise and nutrition. Some new insights about effective exercise interventions are presented here for our New York City back pain patients’ consideration as it’s 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 came across as effective as control interventions for short term relief of chronic low back pain and somewhat superior for intermediate term pain relief and activity limitation improvement while yoga was more effective to reduce pain and improve activity in the short term. Doing both yoga and walking was proposed as a valuable combination for chronic low back pain patients. (1) In an analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials, yoga was reported to decrease 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 types or physical therapy. (2) Most everyone can walk. Some like physical therapy exercise. Most can perform yoga if they want. Rosenberg Wellness Center knows not every exercise option may be our New York City back pain sufferer’s "cup of tea”! Options are essential to participation...and Rosenberg Wellness Center has them!
MOTOR CONTROL EXERCISES
One set of researchers wrote that up-to-date evidence does not indicate that any single form of exercise is superior to any other for back pain relief. That is interesting! They did state that exercise is modestly effective treatment for CLBP, a major health and socioeconomic issue (cost, disability, missed work). The most common type of exercise for back pain relief was described as being motor control exercise which works on the deep muscles and their coordination. Supposedly not superior to other types of exercise, motor control exercise should be an option for chronic low back pain patients among other types of exercise. The researchers indicated that the choice should be made by the patient in collaboration with his/her doctor/therapist. (3) Rosenberg Wellness Center talks with each New York City back pain sufferer to learn about what exercise will work and will be done. That’s the key!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Benjamin Fonke on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the value of exercise integration into The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your New York City chiropractic appointment soon. When chronic low back pain has slowed your life down, Rosenberg Wellness Center’s chiropractic treatment plan with Cox® Technic and exercise that you will do may well restore your pace of life.
