Groton Chronic Low Back Pain Related to Physical Activity Level
Is physical activity really important? Back pain sufferers wonder, especially those who try to avoid physical activity! Some Groton back pain sufferers are not physical activity ‘junkies’ by nature. (Are you?) Your Groton chiropractor meets all types of back pain sufferers and knows a variety of physical activity options that may be more interesting. At Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office we try to match the exercise option to the chronic back pain patient and symptomatology to optimize the outcomes of exercise described in research studies to be beneficial 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’s first describe sedentary versus physically active. Researchers in one study defined physically active folks as those who were more active in their leisure time. They devoted 3 hours of their leisure time per 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 compared 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 regards. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office knows some 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 couple things: more physically active ones (those who do at least 150 mins. 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 perform more than 8 hours of time in sedentary activities a 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 Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office assist our more sedentary back pain sufferers? With hope, we share these bits of info that may help these little bits of information is helpful! Your Groton chiropractor is right here with you. Let us know your thoughts on how we can help you!
EXERCISE IS EFFECTIVE FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN
In a Cochrane Review performed by a high level scientific and very respected research group, exercise for chronic low back pain was shown again as promisingly relieving. The review involved reviewing 249 papers and their outcomes. Pain relief and functional limitation improvement were found. (3) Exercise repeatedly shows itself to be good for managing 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 shares what back pain patients can expect from treatment via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. The system is a collaboration!
Make your next Groton chiropractic appointment soon. We are here for our Groton chiropractic patients, active and sedentary! Whatever your physical activity level, know that Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is here to walk the path to reduced back pain with you. Exercise is beneficial. We’ll find some form of physical activity that works for you.
