Williamson Chiropractic Incorporates Abdominal Bracing and Back Brace Wearing for Patients to Protect Their Spines
Daily laborer or weekend warrior…how to do prepare for spine-demanding tasks? What do you do when you need to relocate a heavy box? Get the back brace or brace yourself? The “brace yourself” alternative may be the better approach! Apple Country Chiropractic proposes back braces for back pain patients who may benefit from their support. We also propose self-controlled activities to Williamson back pain sufferers to safeguard the spine when its use is required (hefting boxes, digging holes, raking, etc.)
BACK BRACES FOR BACK PAIN PREVENTION: Not All It Seems
Asymptomatic workers were directed to wear back belts at work with the intention of reducing low back pain or injury. 1380 published medical studies were reviewed. Reviewers uncovered no consistent evidence for back belt use to stop low back pain or occupational back pain in workers. Absenteeism wasn’t reduced with back belt wearing either. (1) Mind you, this review was of back brace use by asymptomatic workers. In this circumstance, the back belt is not for everyone. Now for Williamson back pain sufferers, the back belt offers advantages. Non-rigid lumbar support belts are reported to help non-specific low back pain sufferers with their pain and disability. (3) Deciding whether to use a belt or not is where your Williamson back pain specialist at Apple Country Chiropractic comes in to figure out what is best for each back pain sufferer. Each Williamson back pain sufferer – office worker, factory worker, family manager, etc. - is unique and must be considered individually. Having all workers wear a back brace to try to decrease back pain for a few doesn’t work as this paper shows that a back brace may work for some but not all.
ABDOMINAL BRACING MAY WORK BETTER
Abdominal bracing is a self-controlled, pre-activity motion, a deliberate way of increasing spine stiffness to restrict spine displacement ahead of a spine-demanding task. It appears to work according to researchers! Abdominal bracing is individually controlled. In a recent study, abdominal bracing significantly decreased sagittal plane motion from the lower thoracic spine (T12) through the lower lumbar spine (L4L5): by 45% at L4L5, by 94% at L1L2, and 50% at L5S1. Such self-bracing activated all abdominal and back muscles. Flexion motion was limited at most of lumbar spine levels when challenging trunk flexion demands are met with abdominal bracing. (2) It is worth knowing how to do! Apple Country Chiropractic is ready to demonstrate you how to do this worthy step as part of your Williamson chiropractic treatment plan!
SPINAL MANIPULATION WORKS FOR BACK PAIN
Apple Country Chiropractic offers a comprehensive chiropractic treatment plan for those times when the back pain just will not stop. When work duties or chores leave your spine - cervical, thoracic or lumbar - hurting, The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management combines gentle, relieving spinal manipulation with specific exercise and nutritional advice to get you back to life.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Jenna Kloor on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes the value of helping a patient be able to do something like walking to help herself as she recuperated from her back pain episode with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and even enable her to shovel snow!
Schedule your Williamson chiropractic visit soon. We help our Williamson workers and weekend warriors prevent and recuperate from spine pain.
