Groton Back Pain and Associated Spinal Instability Helped by Exercise to Improve Balance and More
Back pain turns into the main focus when it happens. The term ‘back pain’ is very general though as back pain stems from the combined contributions of muscles, nerves, bones, etc. Low back muscles may be weak and/or unstable leacing them less helpful in supporting the spine. Exercise repeatedly shows just how beneficial it is in managing spinal instability that accompanies Groton back pain. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office encourages exercise as something a back pain sufferer can do to help him/herself.
SPINAL INSTABILITY AND BALANCE
Instability affects balance. Back pain sufferers’ poor balance may result from badly coordinated neuromuscular control and altered spine stability. A new study contrasted 3 groups: subacute non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) sufferers with lumbar instability, those without instability, and healthy subjects. Those with lumbar spine instability demonstrated greater problems with balance control, proprioception, fear of movement, increased pain, and functional ability than those without such instability. (1) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office tests for instability in our Groton back pain patients and designs a Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management treatment plan that encompasses pain relieving spinal manipulation, nutrition, and exercise.
EXERCISE FOR SPINAL INSTABILITY AND BALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Exercise is a common intervention for low back pain patients regardless of the treatment plan. For subacute NSLBP sufferers, exercise is valuable. Recently, two types of exercise were compared: core stabilization and strengthening exercise. A month of training for 30 minutes a session three times a week demonstrated that core stabilization generated significantly more improvement than strengthening. Core stabilization enhanced proprioception, balance (as shown by single leg standing with eyes open and closed on stable and unstable surfaces), thickened muscles of the transverse abdominis and lumbar multifidus, lessened functional disability, and decreased fear of movement. Bonuses of either exercise: no adverse effects AND pain relief. (2) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is always checking for balance issues in our chiropractic patients. Exercise that improves Groton balance is so important.
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Paula Hugulet on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes the benefits of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain for relieving pain and strengthening the spine.
Make your Groton chiropractic appointment today. If back pain is your nemesis now, Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office offers a research-documented system and treatment plan for its relief and for its continued relief and prevention with strengthening exercise for the lumbar muscles. We will create an easy exercise plan specially for you!
