Exercise. West Palm Beach back pain sufferers hear
the advice to exercise a lot. Chiropractic Care
recommends it, also. Exercise continues to show its
benefit for low back pain relief
and prevention…and a new report shows benefit for better
sleep quality!
EXERCISE FOR RELIEF OF THE BURDEN OF LOW BACK PAIN
Low back pain is a burden for the low back pain
sufferer, the family, the community, and the healthcare system. Healthcare
providers and researchers study proposed
long-term ways to reduce this problem for whose
sufferers’ disability continues. Exercise leads the list of
non-invasive, non-drug general recommendations with manual therapy and massage in that list as well. (1) Chiropractic Care
is the West Palm Beach back pain specialty clinic to
which many back pain sufferers go.
BACK PAIN SPECIALIST’S PLAN FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF ADDS EXERCISE
Many chronic back pain sufferers find themselves going to their primary care practitioners
first. It’s a pretty standard routing. Primary
care recommendations for chronic low back pain care typically
involve exercise, oral prescriptions of NSAIDs and SNRI’s like duloxetine. In research,
there is an interesting statistic called “number to treat”
which denotes the number of patients with a certain
condition who need to have it done the treatment
recommendation for 1 of them to report
benefit. In this new study, the number to treat for 1 chronic low
back pain patient to report benefit from exercise was 7, from NSAIDs 6, and SNRIs
10. Of these 3 options, exercise was the only intervention that demonstrated
continued chronic low back pain relief after the intervention
ended and up to 48 weeks later. (2) Exercise is a valuable,
self-management, non-drug alternative for chronic low back pain
patients. Chiropractic Care always includes it in the
West Palm Beach chiropractic treatment plan. Exercise puts some
control of chronic low back pain in our West Palm Beach chiropractic
patients’ hands.
WHAT ABOUT SLEEP AND EXERCISE?
An additional beneficial patient-controlled
alternative is sleep-and-exercise.
Lack of sleep – time and/or quality – is a problem for so many
West Palm Beach chiropractic patients. Chiropractic Care often hears our
patients talk about sleep difficulties. Sleep is rejuvenating
for the body and the mind. Exercise is often prescribed to
address sleep and mood issues. A noteworthy study about
the relationship between sleep and exercise features some interesting
findings in young men and women. Each is different! Men who exercised more frequently
reported falling asleep faster, less daytime issues,
and less depressive mood. Women who exercised more frequently went
to bed earlier, had improved sleep
quality, and reported more benefit from sleep, less depressive
mood, and less anger. (3) Regular exercise is key for so many concerns!
CONTACT Chiropractic Care
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Pamela Aaron on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes
a case of a young lady with low back pain and her treatment
with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management plus strengthening
exercise that improved her condition.
Schedule your West Palm Beach
chiropractic appointment today. “Exercise.” It’s a
recommendation Chiropractic Care will continue to share for
back pain relief and prevention as well as improved sleep.