Effective Groton Back Pain Exercise: Bird Dog
Exercise and back pain: what a pair! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office individualizes the proper back pain exercises for each Groton back pain sufferer visiting Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office to relieve pain best, boost the supporting muscles like the erector spinae and multifidus, and recoup function. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office also tries to find exercises that are simple, effective in multiple ways like the “bird dog” movement!
INDIVIDUALIZED EXERCISE BASED ON YOUR SPINE
Chronic low back pain patients are not all made in the same way. There are many factors that impact their back pain situation. Each chronic low back pain sufferer must be considered individually as your Groton chiropractor always tries to do. It’s a known fact that back muscle function differs from a chronic low back pain sufferer to another. Differences can be found from a thorough examination which Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is quite good at! The exam discoveries help shape a personalized treatment plan with personalized exercise recommendations. (1) Know with confidence that you are an individual at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office!
WHICH EXERCISE FOR WHICH MUSCLE?
Exercise is a frequent prescription for back pain patients…and for good reason. Muscles support the body and spine. A review of published papers on the effectiveness of exercise found that exercise was likely effective for chronic low back pain in comparison to no treatment, placebo, advice or education alone, electrotherapy, or usual care. Its impact was small for function, but it enhanced pain and functional limitations outcomes. (2) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office thinks our Groton chiropractic patients would be in agreement that benefits of any type like this for a condition that is reportedly the foremost cause of disability around the world for the past three decades or so, costing much in direct healthcare expense as well as lost productivity, are valuable to seek with a little exercise. Start with one exercise (like the following one!) and build up to the basic 10 for back pain.
ONE SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE EXERCISE: BIRD DOG
Erector spinae and multifidi muscles often weaken with back pain yet are so essential for stability. Bird-dog (aka quadruped opposite arm/leg) is a 3-way effective exercise: toning the erector spinae and strengthening the multifidus and the core as well. Start this by starting on hands and knees, stretching the left leg and right arm out level with the floor. Hold this for a couple seconds and repeat on the other side. Perform this 10 times on each side. (3,4) Have a chat with Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office before beginning any exercise though to be sure it’s the right one for you!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Martin Fleming on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the treatment plan and outcome for a patient with low back and leg pain following The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Groton chiropractic appointment soon. We will unite back pain and exercise together in a sensible way just for you and your back pain relief goal.
