Montreal 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 Montreal back pain sufferers are not physical activity ‘junkies’ by nature. (Are you?) Your Montreal chiropractor knows all sorts of back pain sufferers and knows a variety of physical activity options that may be more appealing. At Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic we try to pair the exercise routine to the chronic back pain patient and symptomatology to maximize the outcomes of exercise shown in research studies to be valuable in managing, relieving, and preventing back pain.
3 HOURS OF LEISURE TIME: What do you do?
What you do in your non-work hours makes a difference! Let’s 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 per day being physically active. Sedentary folks spent 3 hours or more a day of their leisure time sitting. Physically active folks were 33% less likely to have low back pain contrasted 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 are all different! When it comes to back pain, the difference comes to light even more in some regards. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic 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 folks (those who perform at least 150 mins. of moderate or 75 mins. of vigorous physical activity per 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) tend to have lower levels of activity at work. (2) Hum? We know that such patient characteristics need to be considered when taking care of back pain patients and encouraging physical activity and reducing sedentary lifestyle activity. How can Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic help our more sedentary back pain sufferers? With hope, we share these bits of info that may help these little bits of information is helpful! Your Montreal chiropractor is right here with you. Let us know your thoughts on how we can help you!
EXERCISE IS EFFECTIVE FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN
In a Cochrane Review done by a high level scientific and very respected research group, exercise for chronic low back pain was shown again as promisingly relieving. The review involved reviewing 249 papers and their outcomes. Pain relief and functional limitation improvement were found. (3) Exercise repeatedly shows itself to be beneficial for dealing with 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 discusses what back pain patients can expect from treatment via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. The system is a collaboration!
Make your next Montreal chiropractic appointment today. We are here for every Montreal chiropractic patient, active and sedentary! Whatever your physical activity level, know that Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is here to walk the road to decreased back pain with you. Exercise is beneficial. We will find some type of physical activity that works for you.
