Williamson Exercise for Back Pain Relief: Whats Best? Good Question!
An age-old chiropractic patient question: “What is the best exercise I can do to get rid of this back pain?”
We all want the one “correct” answer to make things better. We like to “just do it” and be done. Knowing just what the right thing is is the problem even for researchers and for your Williamson chiropractor. The key for all involved – researcher, doctor, patient – is “getting” the patient. Apple Country Chiropractic gets to understand each of our back pain patients to know better which exercise(s) may be most impactful. Our chiropractic services are here to help.
WHAT TO DO?
Researchers grapple with knowing what the right back pain easing exercise(s) is, also. A few researchers reviewed 118 back pain exercise trials with 9710 volunteers. They found that the most effective exercise methods for getting rid of pain were mind-body, core-based exercise, and Pilates. They found 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 revealed that Pilates ranked highest with 93% for likeliness of decreasing pain and 98% for reducing disability. (1) Apple Country Chiropractic will agree that those are extraordinary effectiveness outcomes!
BUT WHAT ABOUT…?
Other studies focuse on the effectiveness of other exercises, too. An analysis of 89 studies/5578 patients dedicated to establishing the effectiveness of exercise for non-specific chronic low back pain reported 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 enhancing mental health. (2) Pilates won again! Then, in a 414 chronic low back pain patient study, core stability exercise reduced pain more and improved 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 possible option to enhance related neuropathic pain, disability, and function in these patients by increasing mobilization, core muscle strength, and hamstring flexibility. (4) Apple Country Chiropractic doesn’t want to perplex you or lead you off track! We will just encourage you to try a few of our suggestions 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 suffering with a lumbar disc herniation.
Schedule your Williamson chiropractic appointment today. The best answer to the big question about which exercise is best: check the most recent research. Recently, pilates, yoga, core, resistance, and stabilization are much written about in the research. Which one will you do? That is the best one!
