The long-standing chiropractic
client question: ”Just tell me what exercise to do to get rid of this back
pain, and I’ll do it!”
We all want the one “right” answer to make
things better. We like to “just do it” and be done. Recognizing
just what the right thing is is the conundrum even for
researchers and for your Sandy Springs chiropractor. The key
for all involved – researcher, doctor, patient – is to get to
know the patient. Cross Chiropractic Center gets to understand
each of our back pain patients to know better which exercise(s) might
be most impactful. Our chiropractic services are here to help.
WHAT TO DO?
Researchers grapple with knowing what
the right back pain relieving exercise(s) is, too. A few
researchers reviewed 118 back pain exercise
trials with 9710 volunteers. They revealed that the most
effective exercise methods for relieving
pain were mind-body, core-based exercise, and Pilates. They found
that the most effective means to reduce disability were Pilates,
core-based, and strength exercises. According to a special scoring
system know as SUCRA which measures the
rates the probability of an approach’s being effective found
that Pilates ranked highest with 93% for likelihood of reducing
pain and 98% for decreasing disability. (1) Cross Chiropractic Center will
agree that those are impressive effectiveness scores!
BUT WHAT ABOUT…?
Other studies highlight 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 decreasing pain, resistance
training and stabilization/motor control exercise for enhancing
physical function, and resistance and aerobic training for enhancing mental health. (2) Pilates came out ahead again! Then, in a
414 chronic low back pain patient study, core stability exercise decreased
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 potential
option to improve related neuropathic pain,
disability, and function in these patients by increasing
mobilization, core muscle strength, and hamstring flexibility. (4) Cross Chiropractic Center
does not want to puzzle you or lead you off
track! We’ll just encourage you to attempt
a few of our recommendations and see how good they help
you.
CONTACT Cross Chiropractic Center
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 experiencing
a lumbar disc herniation.
Make your Sandy Springs chiropractic
appointment now. The best answer to the big
question about which exercise is best: read the most recent
research. Lately, pilates, yoga, core, resistance, and
stabilization are in favor in the research. Which exercise
will you do? That’s the best one!