Auburn Chronic Low Back Pain Related to Physical Activity Level

Is exercise really all that? Back pain sufferers wonder, especially those who don’t enjoy physical activity! May  Auburn back pain sufferers are not physical activity ‘junkies’ by nature. (Are you?) Your Auburn chiropractor knows all types of back pain sufferers and knows a variety of physical activity options that may be more appealing. At Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. we try to pair the exercise routine to the chronic back pain patient and symptomatology to optimize the results of exercise shown in research studies to be valuable in managing, relieving, and preventing back pain.

3 HOURS OF LEISURE TIME: What do you do?

What you do in your non-work hours impacts your back pain experience! Let us first define sedentary versus physically active. Researchers in one study described physically active folks as those who were more active in their leisure time. They spent 3 hours of their leisure time a day being physically active. Sedentary folks spent 3 hours or more per day of their leisure time sitting. Physically active folks were 33% less likely to have low back pain contrasted with more sedentary folks. (1) Takeaway: Be more physically active in your off-time! Like gardening? Garden! Like walking? Walk! Like talking? Take a walk with a friend, and talk!

ACTIVE AND SEDENTARY BACK PAIN SUFFERERS AND THEIR ACTIVITY LEVEL

We’re all different! When it comes to back pain, the difference comes to light even more in some aspects. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. knows a few chronic low back pain patients are more prone to exercising and being physically active than others who tend to be more sedentary. What is the difference in these folks? Researchers found a few things: more physically active folks (those who perform at least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 mins. of vigorous physical activity a week) have a lower body mass index and higher levels of leisure time physical activity. Sedentary folks (those who spend more than 8 hours of time in sedentary activities per day) tend to have lesser levels of activity at work. (2) Hum? We know that such patient characteristics need to be considered when treating back pain patients and encouraging physical activity and reducing sedentary lifestyle activity. How can Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. assist our more sedentary back pain sufferers? With hope, we share these bits of info that may help these little bits of information is beneficial! Your Auburn chiropractor is right here with you. Let us know your ideas on how we can help you!

EXERCISE IS EFFECTIVE FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN

In a Cochrane Review performed by a high level scientific and well respected research group, exercise for chronic low back pain was shown once again to be promisingly relieving. The review involved reviewing 249 papers and their outcomes. Pain relief and functional limitation improvement were noted. (3) Exercise keeps showing itself to be beneficial for dealing with chronic low back pain.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Patterson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses what back pain patients can expect from treatment via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. The system is a collaboration!

Set up your next Auburn chiropractic appointment soon. We are here for our Auburn chiropractic patients, active and sedentary! Whatever your physical activity level, know that Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. is here to walk the path to decreased back pain with you. Exercise is beneficial. We will find some type of physical activity that works for you.