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Richmond Exercise for Back Pain Relief: Whats Best? Good Question!

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!

Johnson Chiropractic applauds the question from our back pain sufferers who want to know which exercise is optimal to get rid of pain: Pilates, yoga, strength, core, aerobic, etc.? 
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