Controversy. There is oftentimes
controversy in medicine. Controversy can also move medicine to
clarity. Such is the case of lifting in a flexed position
and its impact on your spine. Your West Des Moines chiropractor
cautions West Des Moines back pain patients to cautiously
bend, lift and twist as these initiate low back pain for
many. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa still does. New studies describe
more about the effects of flexion and lifting on the spine and its experience
of back pain.
FLEXION LIFTING: NO INFLUENCE
A new research study analyzed
several studies about the impact lumbar spine
flexion has and its influence
on low back pain onset/persistence. Researchers found that
lumbar spine flexion lifting wasn’t a differentiator
for people with and without low back pain. These investigations weren’t specific as to categories of people. They looked at
two types of people: those with and those without back pain. (1)
Other studies looked at specific types
of people.
FLEXION LIFTING: INFLUENTIAL FOR WORKERS
Researchers concluded that the result
of forward bending on low back pain is determined by on the type
of job, gender and other such specific factors of workers.
They noticed that construction workers’ experience of low back pain
was not influenced by the quantity of
time they spent bending forward. They found that
healthcare workers’ experience of low back pain was affected by
the angle of forward bending (more than or equal to 30 degrees triggered
low back pain while over 60 degree did not). (2) Warehouse
workers’ experience of low back pain is affected by their
lifting capacity and psychosocial work environment. Researchers texted
workers asking about their low back
pain, mental stress, and bodily fatigue over the course of 3 weeks then
at one year. They anticipated that a better designed work week (work days vs rest days) and a set
reasonable maximum lifting threshold per day will help
prevent low back pain and reduce stress. (3) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
works to make sure our work environment is stress-less and low-back-pain-diminishing
for everyone, our staff and our West Des Moines chiropractic patients equally!
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to this PODCAST
by Dr. Victor Shu on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. He shares
how The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management attained
relief of low back pain for a
construction worker whose job surely strains
his spine!
Schedule a back-pain-relieving West Des Moines
chiropractic care appointment with Executive Chiropractic of Iowa. Controversy aside, low back
pain due to work environments that require
flexion bending and lifting can be helped at
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa.
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