The long-standing chiropractic
client 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 Manahawkin chiropractor. The secret
for all involved – researcher, doctor, patient – is to get to
know the patient. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center gets to know
each of our back pain patients to know better which exercise(s) might
be most impactful. 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 few
researchers analyzed 118 back pain exercise
trials with 9710 volunteers. They revealed that the most
effective exercise types for getting rid of
pain were mind-body, core-based exercise, and Pilates. They found
that the most effective means to reduce disability were Pilates,
core-based, and strength exercises. According to a special scoring
system called SUCRA which assesses the
rates the probability of an approach’s being effective revealed
that Pilates ranked highest with 93% for likeliness of decreasing
pain and 98% for reducing disability. (1) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center will
agree that those are extraordinary effectiveness scores!
BUT WHAT ABOUT…?
Other studies feature 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 explained that Pilates had
the highest probability of decreasing pain, resistance
training and stabilization/motor control exercise for enhancing
physical function, and resistance and aerobic training for making
better 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 enhanced 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 likely
option to improve associated neuropathic pain,
disability, and function in these patients by boosting
mobilization, core muscle strength, and hamstring flexibility. (4) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
does not want to perplex you or lead you off
track! 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 suffering with
a lumbar disc herniation.
Schedule your Manahawkin chiropractic
appointment soon. The best answer to the big
question about which exercise is best: check the new
research. Recently, pilates, yoga, core, resistance, and
stabilization are much written about in the research. Which one
will you do? That is the best one!