Exercise. Oxford back pain sufferers hear
the recommendation to exercise a lot. Satterwhite Chiropractic
recommends it, also. Exercise keeps showing its
benefit for low back pain relief
and prevention…and a new report shows benefit for improved
sleep quality!
EXERCISE FOR RELIEF OF THE BURDEN OF LOW BACK PAIN
Low back pain is a burden for the low back pain
sufferer, the family, the community, and the healthcare system. Healthcare
providers and researchers investigate proposed
long-term ways to reduce this problem for whose
sufferers’ disability continues. Exercise leads the list of
non-invasive, non-drug general recommendations along with manual therapy and
massage. (1) Satterwhite Chiropractic
is the Oxford back pain specialty clinic to
which many back pain sufferers see.
BACK PAIN SPECIALIST’S PLAN FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF ADDS EXERCISE
Numerous chronic back pain sufferers find themselves going to their primary care practitioners
first. it is a pretty standard routing. Primary
care recommendations for chronic low back pain care often
involve exercise, oral prescriptions of NSAIDs and SNRI’s like duloxetine. In research,
there is an interesting statistic called “number to treat”
which implies the number of patients with a certain
condition who need to undergo the treatment
recommendation for 1 of the treatment recipients to report
benefit. In this recent study, the number to treat for 1 chronic low
back pain patient to report benefit from exercise was 7, from NSAIDs 6, and SNRIs
10. Of these 3 options, exercise was the only intervention that showed
continued chronic low back pain relief after the intervention
ended and up to 48 weeks later. (2) Exercise is a valued,
self-management, non-drug option for chronic low back pain
patients. Satterwhite Chiropractic always includes it in the
Oxford chiropractic treatment plan. Exercise puts some
control of chronic low back pain in our Oxford chiropractic
patients’ hands.
WHAT ABOUT SLEEP AND EXERCISE?
Another advantageous patient-controlled
option is the sleep and exercise option.
Lack of sleep – time and/or quality – is an issue for so many
Oxford chiropractic patients. Satterwhite Chiropractic often hears our
patients discuss sleep difficulties. Sleep is renewing
for the body and the mind. Exercise is manytimes prescribed to
address sleep and mood issues. An interesting study about
the relationship between sleep and exercise highlights some interesting
findings in young men and women. There
are differences for each! Men who exercised more frequently
reported falling asleep faster, less daytime trouble,
and less depressive mood. Women who exercised more often went
to bed earlier, had improved sleep
quality, and described more benefit from sleep, less depressive
mood, and less anger. (3) Regular exercise is key for so many issues!
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Pamela Aaron on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes
a case of a young female patient with low back pain and her treatment
with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management plus strengthening
exercise that helped.
Make your Oxford
chiropractic appointment soon. “Exercise.” It’s a
recommendation Satterwhite Chiropractic will keep sharing for
back pain relief and prevention as well as improved sleep.