New York City Chronic Low Back Pain Related to Physical Activity Level
Is exercise really all that? Back pain sufferers ask, especially those who don’t enjoy physical activity! May New York City back pain sufferers are not exercisers by nature. (Are you?) Your New York City chiropractor knows all types of back pain sufferers and knows a variety of physical activity options that may be more appealing. At Rosenberg Wellness Center we try to pair the exercise routine to the chronic back pain patient and symptomatology to optimize the results of exercise shown 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’s first define sedentary versus physically active. Researchers in one study defined physically active folks as those who were more active in their leisure time. They devoted 3 hours of their leisure time per day being physically active. Sedentary folks spent 3 hours or more per day of their leisure time sitting. Physically active folks were 33% less likely to have low back pain contrasted 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’re all different! When it comes to back pain, the difference shines even more in some aspects. Rosenberg Wellness Center knows some chronic low back pain patients are more prone to exercising and being physically active than others who tend to be more sedentary. What is the difference in these folks? Researchers found a couple things: more physically active ones (those who perform at least 150 mins. of moderate or 75 mins. of vigorous physical activity a week) have a lower body mass index and higher levels of leisure time physical activity. Sedentary folks (those who spend more than 8 hours of time in sedentary activities a 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 Rosenberg Wellness Center help our more sedentary back pain sufferers? With hope, we share these bits of info that may help these little bits of information is helpful! Your New York City 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 found. (3) Exercise repeatedly shows itself to be good for managing chronic low back pain.
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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 care with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. The system is a joint venture!
Set up your next New York City chiropractic appointment today. We are here for our New York City chiropractic patients, active and sedentary! Whatever your physical activity level, trust Rosenberg Wellness Center to walk the road to decreased back pain with you. Exercise is beneficial. We will find some form of physical activity that works for you.
