Exercise. San Jose back pain sufferers hear
the advice to exercise a lot. Chiropractic Solutions
recommends it, too. Exercise continues to show its
benefit for relief of low back pain and its prevention…plus a new report reveals 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 investigate proposed
long-term methods to decrease this problem for whose
sufferers’ disability continues. Exercise tops the list of
non-invasive, non-drug general recommendations along with manual therapy and
massage. (1) Chiropractic Solutions
is the San Jose back pain specialty clinic to
which many back pain sufferers go.
BACK PAIN SPECIALIST’S PLAN FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF ADDS EXERCISE
Countless 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 often
involve exercise, oral prescriptions of NSAIDs and SNRI’s like duloxetine. In research,
there is a curious statistic called “number to treat”
which implies the number of patients with a certain
condition who need to undergo the treatment
recommendation for 1 of the treatment recipients 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 showed
sustained 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 Solutions always incorporates it in the
San Jose chiropractic treatment plan. Exercise puts some
control of chronic low back pain in our San Jose chiropractic
patients’ hands.
WHAT ABOUT SLEEP AND EXERCISE?
An additional advantageous patient-controlled
option is the sleep and exercise option.
Lack of sleep – time and/or quality – is an issue for so many
San Jose chiropractic patients. Chiropractic Solutions often hears our
patients discuss sleep difficulties. Sleep is rejuvenating
for the body and the mind. Exercise is often prescribed to
address sleep and mood issues. An interesting study about
the relationship between sleep and exercise features some interesting
findings in young women and men. Each is different! Men who exercised more often
reported falling asleep faster, less daytime trouble,
and less depressive mood. Women who exercised more often went
to bed early, had better 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 Solutions
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Pamela Aaron on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she shares
a case of a young female patient with low back pain and her treatment
with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and strengthening
exercise that improved her condition.
Make your San Jose
chiropractic appointment today. “Exercise.” It’s a
recommendation Chiropractic Solutions will keep sharing for
back pain relief and prevention as well as improved sleep.