An age-old chiropractic
patient 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 like to “just do it” and be done. Recognizing
just what the right thing is is the conundrum even for
researchers and for your West Des Moines chiropractor. The secret
for all involved – researcher, doctor, patient – is getting to know the patient. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa gets to understand
each of our back pain patients to know better which exercise(s) might
make the most difference. Our chiropractic services are here to help.
WHAT TO DO?
Researchers struggle to know what
the right back pain easing exercise(s) is, too. A few
researchers reviewed 118 back pain exercise
trials with 9710 volunteers. They discovered that the most
effective exercise methods for relieving
pain were mind-body, core-based exercise, and Pilates. They stated
that the most effective means to decrease disability were Pilates,
core-based, and strength exercises. According to a unique scoring
system know as SUCRA which measures the
rates the probability of an approach’s being effective found
that Pilates ranked highest with 93% for likelihood of reducing
pain and 98% for reducing disability. (1) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa will
agree that those are extraordinary effectiveness scores!
BUT WHAT ABOUT…?
Other studies feature 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 easing pain, resistance
training and stabilization/motor control exercise for enhancing
physical function, and resistance and aerobic training for making
better mental health. (2) Pilates won again! Then, in a
414 chronic low back pain patient study, core stability exercise decreased
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 enhance related neuropathic pain,
disability, and function in these patients by increasing
mobilization, core muscle strength, and hamstring flexibility. (4) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
does not want to perplex you or lead you astray! We’ll just encourage you to attempt
a few of our recommendations and see how good they help
you.
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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 experiencing
a lumbar disc herniation.
Make your West Des Moines chiropractic
appointment soon. The best answer to the most common
question about which exercise is best: check the most recent
research. Lately, pilates, yoga, core, resistance, and
stabilization are in favor in the research. Which one
will you do? That is the best one!