Manahawkin Chronic Low Back Pain Related to Physical Activity Level
Is exercise really all that? Back pain sufferers wonder, especially those who try to avoid physical activity! May Manahawkin back pain sufferers are not exercisers by nature. (Are you?) Your Manahawkin chiropractor knows all types of back pain sufferers and knows all sorts of physical activity options that may be more interesting. At Manahawkin Chiropractic Center we try to pair the exercise option to the chronic back pain patient and symptomatology to maximize the outcomes of exercise shown in research studies to be beneficial in managing, relieving, and preventing back pain.
3 HOURS OF LEISURE TIME: What do you do?
How do you spend your non-work hours makes a difference! Let us first define physically active versus sedentary. Researchers in one study described physically active folks as those who were more active in their leisure time. They devoted 3 hours of their leisure time a day being physically active. Sedentary folks spent 3 hours or more per day of their leisure time sitting. Physically active folks were 33% less likely to have low back pain compared with more sedentary folks. (1) Takeaway: Be more physically active in your off-time! Like gardening? Garden! Like walking? Walk! Like talking? Take a walk with a friend, and talk!
ACTIVE AND SEDENTARY BACK PAIN SUFFERERS AND THEIR ACTIVITY LEVEL
We’re all different! Regarding back pain, the difference comes to light even more in some regards. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center knows a few chronic low back pain patients are more prone to exercising and being physically active than others who are more sedentary. What’s the difference in these folks? Researchers found a few things: more physically active ones (those who perform at least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 mins. of vigorous physical activity a week) have a lower body mass index and higher levels of leisure time physical activity. Sedentary folks (those who perform more than 8 hours of time in sedentary activities per day) are more likely to have lesser levels of activity at work. (2) Hum? We know that such patient characteristics need to be considered when treating back pain patients and encouraging physical activity and reducing sedentary lifestyle activity. How can Manahawkin Chiropractic Center help our more sedentary back pain sufferers? With hope, we share these bits of info that may help these little bits of information is beneficial! Your Manahawkin chiropractor is right here with you. Let us know your ideas on how we can assist you!
EXERCISE IS EFFECTIVE FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN
In a Cochrane Review performed by a high level scientific and well respected research group, exercise for chronic low back pain was shown once again to be promisingly relieving. The review consisted of 249 papers and their outcomes. Pain relief and functional limitation improvement were noted. (3) Exercise repeatedly shows itself to be beneficial for managing chronic low back pain.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Patterson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares what back pain patients can expect from care via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. The system is a collaboration!
Set up your next Manahawkin chiropractic appointment soon. We are here for every Manahawkin chiropractic patient, active and sedentary! Whatever your physical activity level, trust Manahawkin Chiropractic Center to walk the path to less back pain with you. Exercise is beneficial. We will find some type of physical activity that works for you.
