Exercise to Strengthen Muscle in Women Helps with West Des Moines Back Pain Relief
Low back pain in older women requires some attention. Researchers and chiropractic back pain specialists like your West Des Moines chiropractor at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa provide that attention! Women who suffer back pain are a special subset of our chiropractic practice with whom we love to work!
OLDER WOMEN AND West Des Moines BACK PAIN
A recent study reported that low back pain among older women stems from abdominal truck muscle weakness. The women included in this study also experienced decreased mobility function. Even their knee extensor muscle strength was weak. What links these concerns together? Muscle. Researchers explained that muscle weakness directly tied low back pain, malnutrition, and reduced mobility function in older women. The good news was emphasized that exercise improved these issues. (1) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa sees over and over the benefit of exercise for our West Des Moines back pain patients.
EXERCISE AND BACK PAIN RELIEF
West Des Moines chiropractic patients with back pain seek pain relief. That’s the goal of care. Our patients often try other healthcare options like oral NSAIDs (number needed to treat (NNT) is 7 meaning sever patients need to be treated for 1 patient to experience benefit) and SNRIs like duloxetine (NNT: 10) and exercise (NNT: 7). A recent study found that these options often deliver clinically meaningful pain reduction as demonstrated by the above number-needed-to-treat stats. Which works over time though? Exercise. The researchers wrote that the only intervention that demonstrated sustained benefit after the study’s intervention time period ended was exercise. (2) We share this to foster the practice of exercise for all our West Des Moines back pain (and neck pain) patients. Since this is an article focused on women with low back pain, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa encourages our older women patients to exercise. It’s part of the chiropractic treatment plan that includes simple exercises as the beginning point!
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Set up your West Des Moines chiropractic appointment soon. We are here to take particular care of our female patients who have back pain! We will do our part in creating an personalized treatment plan and exercise program to encourage you to do your part with exercise for desired back pain relief!
