Daily laborer or weekend warrior…how to do get ready
for spine-demanding tasks? What do you do when you need
to move a weighty box? Reach
for the back brace or brace yourself? The “brace yourself” option
may be the better approach! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic proposes
back braces for back pain patients who may benefit from
their support. We also suggest self-controlled actions
to Montreal back pain sufferers to safeguard the spine
when its use is required (hefting 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 aim of decreasing
low back pain or injury. 1380 published medical studies were considered.
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 wearing 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 Montreal 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 Montreal back pain specialist at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic comes in to figure
out what is optimal for each back pain sufferer. Each Montreal
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 decrease back pain for a few doesn’t
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-regulated,
pre-activity motion, a deliberate way of enhancing
spine stiffness to constrain spine displacement before
doing a spine-demanding task. It seems to
work according to researchers! Abdominal bracing is individually
controlled. In a recent study, abdominal bracing significantly lessened
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 initiated all abdominal and back
muscles. Flexion motion was limited at most
of lumbar spine levels when abrupt trunk flexion
demands are met with abdominal bracing. (2) It is
worth knowing how to do! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is prepared to show
you how to do this worthy step as part of your Montreal
chiropractic treatment plan!
SPINAL MANIPULATION WORKS FOR BACK
PAIN
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic presents
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 Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Jenna Kloor on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes the value
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 Montreal chiropractic
appointment soon. We help our Montreal workers and
weekend warriors avert and recover from spine
pain.