The long-standing chiropractic
client 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 like to “just do it” and be finished. Recognizing
just what the right thing is is the conundrum even for
researchers and for your Richmond chiropractor. The key
for all involved – researcher, doctor, patient – is to get to
know the patient. Johnson Chiropractic gets to know
each of our back pain patients to know better which exercise(s) may
make the most difference. Our chiropractic services are here to help.
WHAT TO DO?
Researchers struggle to know what
the right back pain easing exercise(s) is, too. A few
researchers analyzed 118 back pain exercise
trials with 9710 volunteers. They found 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 reduce disability were Pilates,
core-based, and strength exercises. According to a unique scoring
system know as SUCRA which determines the
rates the probability of an approach’s being effective found
that Pilates ranked highest with 93% for likelihood of decreasing
pain and 98% for reducing disability. (1) Johnson Chiropractic will
agree that those are notable effectiveness outcomes!
BUT WHAT ABOUT…?
Other studies focuse on the
effectiveness of other exercises, too. An analysis of 89 studies/5578 patients devoted
to determining 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 improving
physical function, and resistance and aerobic training for enhancing mental health. (2) Pilates won again! Then, in a
414 chronic low back pain patient study, core stability exercise decreased
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 potential
option to enhance related neuropathic pain,
disability, and function in these patients by boosting
mobilization, core muscle strength, and hamstring flexibility. (4) Johnson Chiropractic
does not want to puzzle you or lead you off
track! We’ll just encourage you to attempt
a few of our recommendations 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.
Make your Richmond chiropractic
appointment soon. The best answer to the most common
question about which exercise is best: check the new
research. Lately, pilates, yoga, core, resistance, and
stabilization are much written about in the research. Which exercise
will you do? That’s the best one!