An age-old chiropractic
patient question: “What is the best exercise I can do to get rid
of this back pain?”
We all want the one “right” answer to make
things better. We like to “just do it” and be done. Knowing
just what the right thing is is the issue even for
researchers and for your West Palm Beach chiropractor. The key
for all involved – researcher, doctor, patient – is “getting” the patient. Chiropractic Care 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 grapple with knowing what
the right back pain relieving exercise(s) is, also. A group of them reviewed 118 back pain exercise
trials with 9710 volunteers. They revealed that the most
effective exercise types for relieving
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 special scoring
system called SUCRA which determines the
rates the probability of an approach’s being effective found
that Pilates ranked highest with 93% for likelihood of reducing
pain and 98% for decreasing disability. (1) Chiropractic Care will
agree that those are impressive effectiveness outcomes!
BUT WHAT ABOUT…?
Other studies highlight 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 reducing pain, resistance
training and stabilization/motor control exercise for improving
physical function, and resistance and aerobic training for improving mental health. (2) Pilates came out ahead again! Then, in a
414 chronic low back pain patient study, core stability exercise decreased
pain more and improved function better than general exercise. (3)
And for back pain sufferers with a lumbar disc herniation, stretch and
strength-based yoga proved itself to be a possible
option to improve related neuropathic pain,
disability, and function in these patients by boosting
mobilization, core muscle strength, and hamstring flexibility. (4) Chiropractic Care
doesn’t want to perplex you or lead you astray! We will 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.
Schedule your West Palm Beach chiropractic
appointment now. The best answer to the big
question about which exercise is best: check the new
research. Lately, pilates, yoga, core, resistance, and
stabilization are in favor in the research. Which one
will you do? That is the best one!