Daily laborer or weekend warrior…how to do prepare
for spine-demanding tasks? What do you do when you need
to relocate a heavy box? Reach
for the back brace or brace yourself? The “brace yourself” option
may be the better approach! Chiropractic Care proposes
back braces for back pain patients who may benefit from
their support. We also propose self-controlled activities
to West Palm Beach back pain sufferers to safeguard the spine
when its use is required (moving boxes, digging
holes, raking, etc.)
BACK BRACES FOR BACK PAIN PREVENTION:
Not All It Seems
Asymptomatic workers were told to wear back belts at work with the intention of lessening
low back pain or injury. 1380 published medical studies were considered.
Reviewers found no consistent evidence for back brace
use to avoid low back pain or occupational back pain in
workers. Absenteeism wasn’t reduced with back
belt utilization either. (1) Mind you, this review was of back
brace wearing by asymptomatic workers. In this situation,
the back belt is not for everyone. Now for West Palm Beach back pain sufferers, the back belt offers
benefits. Non-rigid lumbar support belts are reported to help
non-specific low back pain sufferers with their pain and disability. (3)
Deciding whether to use a belt or not is where
your West Palm Beach back pain specialist at Chiropractic Care comes in to determine what is optimal for each back pain sufferer. Each West Palm Beach
back pain sufferer – office worker, factory worker, family manager, etc. - is distinctive
and must be considered individually. Having all workers wear
a back brace to try
to reduce back pain for a few doesn’t
work as this paper demonstrates that a back brace may benefit some but not all.
ABDOMINAL BRACING MAY WORK BETTER
Abdominal bracing is a self-controlled,
pre-activity motion, a voluntary way of increasing
spine stiffness to constrain spine displacement before
doing a spine-demanding job. It appears to
work according to researchers! Abdominal bracing is individually
controlled. In a new study, abdominal bracing significantly reduced
sagittal plane motion from the lower thoracic spine (T12) through
the lower lumbar spine (L4L5): by 45% at L4L5, by 94% at L1L2, and 50% at L5S1.
Such self-bracing stimulated all abdominal and back
muscles. Flexion motion was restricted at the majority
of lumbar spine levels when abrupt trunk flexion
demands are met with abdominal bracing. (2) It’s
worth knowing how to do! Chiropractic Care is eager to show
you how to do this worthy step as part of your West Palm Beach
chiropractic treatment plan!
SPINAL MANIPULATION WORKS FOR BACK
PAIN
Chiropractic Care offers
a comprehensive chiropractic treatment plan for those times
when the back pain just will not go away. When work duties
or chores result in your spine - cervical, thoracic or lumbar -
hurting, The Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management mixes gentle, relieving spinal
manipulation with specific exercise and nutritional advice to get
you back to life.
CONTACT Chiropractic Care
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Jenna Kloor on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes the significance
of helping a patient be able to do something like walking to help herself as she
recovered from her back pain episode with The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and even be able to
shovel snow!
Schedule your West Palm Beach chiropractic
appointment soon. We help our West Palm Beach workers and
weekend warriors prevent and recover from spine
pain.