Daily laborer or weekend warrior…how to do prepare
for spine-demanding chores? What do you do when you need
to relocate a weighty box? Reach
for the back brace or brace yourself? The “brace yourself” alternative
may be the better approach! Chiropractic Solutions proposes
back braces for back pain patients who may be helped by
their support. We also propose self-controlled actions
to San Jose back pain sufferers to safeguard the spine
when its use is required (moving boxes, digging
holes, vacuuming, 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 decreasing
low back pain or injury. 1380 published medical studies were reviewed.
Reviewers uncovered no consistent evidence for back belt
use to avoid low back pain or occupational back pain in
workers. Absenteeism wasn’t reduced with back
belt use either. (1) Mind you, this review was of back
brace wearing by asymptomatic workers. In this circumstance,
the back belt is not for everyone. Now for San Jose back pain sufferers, the back belt offers
advantages. Non-rigid lumbar support belts are reported to help
non-specific low back pain sufferers with their pain and disability. (3)
The decision of belt use is where
your San Jose back pain specialist at Chiropractic Solutions comes in to figure
out what is best for each back pain sufferer. Each San Jose
back pain sufferer – office worker, factory worker, family manager, etc. - is unique
and must be considered individually. Putting a back brace on all workers in an effort to reduce back pain for a few does not
work as this paper demonstrates that a back brace may work
for some but not all.
ABDOMINAL BRACING MAY WORK BETTER
Abdominal bracing is a self-controlled,
pre-activity motion, a voluntary way of enhancing
spine stiffness to constrain spine displacement before
doing a spine-demanding job. It seems to
work according to researchers! Abdominal bracing is personally
controlled. In a recent study, abdominal bracing significantly lessened
sagittal plane motion from the lower thoracic spine (T12) throughout
the lower lumbar spine (L4L5): by 45% at L4L5, by 94% at L1L2, and 50% at L5S1.
Such self-bracing initiated all abdominal and back
muscles. Flexion motion was restricted at most
of lumbar spine levels when abrupt trunk flexion
demands are met with abdominal bracing. (2) It’s
worth knowing how to do! Chiropractic Solutions is eager to show
you how to do this worthy move as part of your San Jose
chiropractic treatment plan!
SPINAL MANIPULATION WORKS FOR BACK
PAIN
Chiropractic Solutions presents
a comprehensive chiropractic treatment plan for those occasions
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 Solutions
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Jenna Kloor on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes the importance
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 San Jose chiropractic
visit soon. We help our San Jose workers and
weekend warriors prevent and recuperate from spine
pain.