The long-standing chiropractic
client question: ”Just tell me what exercise to do to get rid of this back
pain, and I’ll do it!”
We all want the one “right” answer to make
things better. We prefer to “just do it” and be finished. Recognizing
just what the right thing is is the issue even for
researchers and for your Millville chiropractor. The secret
for all involved – researcher, doctor, patient – is understanding the patient. Wilson Family Chiropractic gets to understand
each of our back pain patients to know better which exercise(s) may
be most beneficial. Our chiropractic services are here to help.
WHAT TO DO?
Researchers struggle to know what
the right back pain relieving exercise(s) is, too. A group of them analyzed 118 back pain exercise
trials with 9710 volunteers. They found that the most
effective exercise methods for getting rid of
pain were mind-body, core-based exercise, and Pilates. They found
that the most effective means to decrease disability were Pilates,
core-based, and strength exercises. According to a unique scoring
system called SUCRA which assesses the
rates the probability of an approach’s being effective revealed
that Pilates ranked highest with 93% for likelihood of reducing
pain and 98% for reducing disability. (1) Wilson Family Chiropractic will
agree that those are extraordinary effectiveness scores!
BUT WHAT ABOUT…?
Other studies highlight 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 reducing pain, resistance
training and stabilization/motor control exercise for improving
physical function, and resistance and aerobic training for improving mental health. (2) Pilates came out ahead again! Then, in a
414 chronic low back pain patient study, core stability exercise reduced
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 potential
option to improve associated neuropathic pain,
disability, and function in these patients by boosting
mobilization, core muscle strength, and hamstring flexibility. (4) Wilson Family Chiropractic
does not want to confuse you or lead you off
track! We will just urge you to attempt
a few of our suggestions and see how good they help
you.
CONTACT Wilson Family Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. William Hoffman on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the relief with The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient suffering with
a lumbar disc herniation.
Schedule your Millville chiropractic
appointment soon. The best answer to the most common
question about which exercise is best: check the most recent
research. Recently, pilates, yoga, core, resistance, and
stabilization are much written about in the research. Which exercise
will you do? That is the best one!