Latest News in Gentle Montreal Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain Relief
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) slows life down for its sufferers. Montreal chronic low back pain sufferers look forward to having their lives back. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic has a chiropractic treatment plan with options that do just that. The treatment plan often involves chiropractic spinal manipulation like Cox® Technic together with gentle exercise and nutrition. A few of the latest insights about effective exercise interventions are presented here for our Montreal back pain patients’ consideration as it is up to you to select what exercise suits you!
WALKING AND MIND-BODY THERAPIES: Gentle Exercise Options
Walking works, so do mind-body therapies like yoga. An analysis of 31 randomized control trials of 3193 participants, walking was found to be as effective as control interventions for short term relief of chronic low back pain and somewhat superior for intermediate term pain relief and activity limitation improvement while yoga was more effective to reduce pain and improve activity in the short term. Combining both walking and yoga was suggested to be a valuable combination for CLBP patients. (1) In an analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials, yoga reportedly decreased pain in the short to intermediate term and to improve functional disability from short to long term compared to non-exercise, usual care, and education. But it had the same effects on pain and disability as other exercise modes or physical therapy. (2) Most everyone can take a stroll. Some like physical therapy exercise. Most can do yoga if they want. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic understands that not every exercise option may be our Montreal back pain sufferer’s “thing”! Options are key to participation...and Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic has them!
MOTOR CONTROL EXERCISES
One group of researchers wrote that current evidence doesn’t suggest that any one form of exercise is better than any other for back pain relief. That is interesting! They did report that exercise is modestly effective treatment for CLBP, a significant health and socioeconomic issue (cost, disability, missed work). The most common form of exercise for back pain relief was described as being motor control exercise working on the deep muscles and their coordination. Supposedly not superior to other forms of exercise, motor control exercise should be an option for chronic low back pain patients among other kinds of exercise. The researchers suggested that the choice should be up to the patient and his/her doctor/therapist as to what works. (3) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic talks with each Montreal back pain sufferer to learn about what exercise will work and will be performed. That’s the key!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Benjamin Fonke on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the benefit of exercise integration into The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Set up your Montreal chiropractic appointment soon. When CLBP has slowed life down for you, Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic’s chiropractic treatment plan with Cox® Technic and exercise that you will do can get your life’s pace back to speed.
