Exercise. Williamson back pain sufferers hear
the recommendation to exercise often. Apple Country Chiropractic
recommends it, also. Exercise keeps showing its
benefit for low back pain relief
and prevention…and a new report reveals benefit for improved
sleep quality!
EXERCISE FOR RELIEF OF THE BURDEN OF LOW BACK PAIN
Low back pain is a burden for the low back pain
sufferer, the family, the community, and the healthcare system. Healthcare
providers and researchers study suggested
long-term methods 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) Apple Country Chiropractic
offers itself as the Williamson back pain specialty clinic that many back pain sufferers visit.
BACK PAIN SPECIALIST’S PLAN FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF ADDS EXERCISE
Many chronic back pain sufferers find themselves going to their primary care practitioners
first. it is a pretty normal experience. Primary
care recommendations for chronic low back pain care often
involve exercise, oral prescriptions of NSAIDs and SNRI’s like duloxetine. In research,
there is a curious statistic called “number to treat”
which implies the number of patients with a certain
condition who need to have it done the treatment
recommendation for 1 of them to get
benefit. In this new 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 3 options, exercise was the only intervention that demonstrated
sustained chronic low back pain relief after the intervention
ended and up to 48 weeks later. (2) Exercise is a valued,
self-management, non-drug alternative for chronic low back pain
patients. Apple Country Chiropractic always incorporates it in the
Williamson chiropractic treatment plan. Exercise puts some
control of chronic low back pain in our Williamson chiropractic
patients’ hands.
WHAT ABOUT SLEEP AND EXERCISE?
An additional advantageous patient-controlled
option is the sleep and exercise option.
Lack of sleep – time and/or quality – is an issue for so many
Williamson chiropractic patients. Apple Country Chiropractic often hears our
patients discuss 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 men and women. There
are differences for each! Men who exercised more frequently
reported falling asleep faster, less daytime issues,
and less depressive mood. Women who exercised more often went
to bed early, had better sleep
quality, and reported more benefit from sleep, less depressive
mood, and less anger. (3) Regular exercise is important for so many issues!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
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 and strengthening
exercise that improved her condition.
Make your Williamson
chiropractic appointment soon. “Exercise.” It is a
recommendation Apple Country Chiropractic will continue to share for
back pain relief and prevention as well as improved sleep.