Exercise. McHenry back pain sufferers get
the recommendation to exercise often. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
recommends it, also. Exercise keeps showing its
benefit for low back pain relief
and prevention…and a new report shows 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 investigate suggested
long-term ways to decrease this problem for whose
sufferers’ disability continues. Exercise tops the list of
non-invasive, non-drug general recommendations with manual therapy and massage in that list as well. (1) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
is the McHenry back pain specialty clinic to
which many back pain sufferers go.
BACK PAIN SPECIALIST’S PLAN FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF ADDS EXERCISE
Numerous chronic back pain sufferers find themselves going to their primary care practitioners
first. It’s a pretty normal experience. Primary
care recommendations for chronic low back pain care typically
involve exercise, oral prescriptions of NSAIDs and SNRI’s like duloxetine. In research,
there is a curious statistic called “number to treat”
which denotes the number of patients with a certain
condition who need to undergo the treatment
recommendation for 1 of them to find
benefit. In this recent 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 showed
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 option for chronic low back pain
patients. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic always incorporates it in the
McHenry chiropractic treatment plan. Exercise puts some
control of chronic low back pain in our McHenry chiropractic
patients’ hands.
WHAT ABOUT SLEEP AND EXERCISE?
An additional beneficial patient-controlled
option is the sleep and exercise option.
Lack of sleep – time and/or quality – is a problem for so many
McHenry chiropractic patients. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic often hears our
patients talk about sleep difficulties. Sleep is rejuvenating
for the body and the mind. Exercise is often prescribed to
address sleep and mood issues. An interesting study about
the relationship between sleep and exercise features some interesting
findings in young women and men. There
are differences for each! Men who exercised more frequently
reported falling asleep quicker, less daytime issues,
and less depressive mood. Women who exercised more often went
to bed early, experienced better sleep
quality, and reported more benefit from sleep, less depressive
mood, and less anger. (3) Regular exercise is key for so many issues!
CONTACT OrthoIllinois 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 lady with low back pain and her treatment
with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and strengthening
exercise that helped.
Make your McHenry
chiropractic appointment soon. “Exercise.” It is a
recommendation OrthoIllinois Chiropractic will continue to share for
back pain relief and prevention in addition to improved sleep.