Exercise. West Des Moines back pain sufferers hear
the recommendation to exercise a lot. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
recommends it, also. Exercise keeps showing its
benefit for low back pain relief
and prevention…plus a new report shows benefit for better
sleep quality!
EXERCISE FOR RELIEF OF THE BURDEN OF LOW BACK PAIN
Low back pain is a problem for the low back pain
sufferer, the family, the community, and the healthcare system. Healthcare
providers and researchers investigate suggested
long-term ways to reduce this problem for whose
sufferers’ disability continues. Exercise leads the list of
non-invasive, non-drug general recommendations with manual therapy and massage in that list as well. (1) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
offers itself as the West Des Moines back pain specialty clinic that many back pain sufferers visit.
BACK PAIN SPECIALIST’S PLAN FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF ADDS EXERCISE
Numerous chronic back pain sufferers take
themselves to their primary care practitioners
first. it is a pretty standard routing. Primary
care recommendations for chronic low back pain care usually
involve exercise, oral prescriptions of NSAIDs and SNRI’s like duloxetine. In research,
there is a curious statistic called “number to treat”
which indicates the number of patients with a certain
condition who need to undergo the treatment
recommendation for 1 of them to get
benefit. In this recent study, the number to treat for 1 chronic low
back pain patient to report benefit from exercise was 7, from NSAIDs 6, and SNRIs
10. Of these three options, exercise was the only intervention that demonstrated
continued chronic low back pain relief after the intervention
ended and up to 48 weeks later. (2) Exercise is a useful,
self-management, non-drug alternative for chronic low back pain
patients. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa always incorporates it in the
West Des Moines chiropractic treatment plan. Exercise puts some
control of chronic low back pain in our West Des Moines chiropractic
patients’ hands.
WHAT ABOUT SLEEP AND EXERCISE?
Another beneficial patient-controlled
option is sleep-and-exercise.
Lack of sleep – time and/or quality – is a problem for so many
West Des Moines chiropractic patients. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa often hears our
patients talk about sleep difficulties. Sleep is renewing
for the body and the mind. Exercise is manytimes prescribed to
address sleep and mood issues. An interesting study about
the relationship between sleep and exercise features some interesting
findings in young women and men. There
are differences for each! Men who exercised more often
reported falling asleep faster, less daytime trouble,
and less depressive mood. Women who exercised more often went
to bed earlier, had improved sleep
quality, and described more benefit from sleep, less depressive
mood, and less anger. (3) Regular exercise is key for so many concerns!
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Pamela Aaron on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes
a case of a young female patient with low back pain and her treatment
with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management plus strengthening
exercise that helped.
Make your West Des Moines
chiropractic appointment today. “Exercise.” It is a
recommendation Executive Chiropractic of Iowa will continue to share for
back pain relief and prevention as well as improved sleep.