Non-specific low back pain. Really? That’s
not what a back pain patient wants to hear! Well, your Auburn chiropractor
at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. knows some specific characteristics
of back pain like yours and particular ways to help contain
and alleviate its pain with chiropractic care.
NSLBP CHARACTERISTICS
What renders non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) so
non-specific? A newer review of research provided
evidence of 121 movement and 150
muscular activity biomarkers to differentiate non-specific low
back pain sufferers from asymptomatic people. (1) That information
is critical for diagnosing and treating non-specific low back
pain. Contributing issues to non-specific low back pain included: short
hip flexors, low muscle activity of the gluteus maximus, and high
erector spinae activity throughout hip extension in addition to weak endurance of the lumbar extensor muscles and irregular movement of the lumbar spine to compensate for
the weak muscles. (2) Researchers have purposely explored
how decreased hamstring flexibility may contribute to
low back pain development via 4 tests for flexibility and 5 for
stiffness when examining low back pain sufferers.
(3) Further, they also noticed significantly poorer
back extensor muscle endurance in non-specific chronic low back pain patients.
(4) Restricted lateral flexion of
the lumbar spine, limited hamstring
range of motion, and reduced lumbar lordosis were associated
with an increased risk of acquiring
low back pain. (5) A simple, easy test known as Five Times
Sit-to-Stand Test measures lower extremity muscle strength, balance,
function, and pain in chronic non-specific low back pain patients. (6) (It’s not a bad
exercise to do regularly either to enhance all of these issues!
Start doing them after we examine
you.)
HELP FOR RESTRICTED MOVEMENT
Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. uses a multi-pronged
approach to helping NSLBP patients with their movement. The gentle,
non-radicular treatment protocols of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction Decompression
are intended to elicit and restore
normal ranges of motion to the spine. (7) A lumbar support brace may be recommended.
The use of a lumbar support belt enjoys a thorny
reputation of being useful and not being useful depending on the paper.
Interesting! In a new study, healthy persons vs non-specific low
back pain patients showed that two types of lumbar
belts – extensible and non-extensible - had a positive effect
on motor control in patients with nonspecific low back pain, suggesting they may be helpful in sit-to-stand motion
that is important in everyday living for nonspecific low
back pain patients. (8) Exercises to strengthen
the extensor muscles and spinal nutrition supplements may also be recommended
to support your effort to ease and control your non-specific low
back pain.
CONTACT Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.
Listen to the PODCAST
with Dr. Joseph Beissel on the Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains the
effective, gentle treatment with the Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient with chronic
low back pain.
Schedule your next Auburn
chiropractic appointment with Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.. We work to make specific what we
can of your low back pain’s origin and its relief.
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