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 prefer to “just do it” and be finished. Recognizing
just what the right thing is is the problem even for
researchers and for your Pensacola chiropractor. The key
for all involved – researcher, doctor, patient – is “getting” the patient. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center gets to understand
each of our back pain patients to know better which exercise(s) might
make the most difference. Our chiropractic services are here to help.
WHAT TO DO?
Researchers struggle to know what
the right back pain relieving exercise(s) is, also. A few
researchers reviewed 118 back pain exercise
trials with 9710 volunteers. They found that the most
effective exercise types for relieving
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 special scoring
system called 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 reducing disability. (1) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center 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 devoted
to determining the effectiveness of exercise for
non-specific chronic low back pain explained that Pilates had
the highest probability of reducing pain, resistance
training and stabilization/motor control exercise for enhancing
physical function, and resistance and aerobic training for improving 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 enhance related neuropathic pain,
disability, and function in these patients by boosting
mobilization, core muscle strength, and hamstring flexibility. (4) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
does not want to perplex you or lead you astray! We will just encourage you to try
a few of our suggestions and see how good they help
you.
CONTACT Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. William Hoffman on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the relief with The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient suffering with
a lumbar disc herniation.
Make your Pensacola chiropractic
appointment today. The best answer to the most common
question about which exercise is best: check the new
research. Lately, pilates, yoga, core, resistance, and
stabilization are in favor in the research. Which one
will you do? That is the best one!