Exercise to Strengthen Muscle in Women Helps with Oxford Back Pain Relief
Low back pain in older women demands some attention. Researchers and chiropractic back pain specialists like your Oxford chiropractor at Satterwhite Chiropractic provide that attention! Women who experience back pain are a special group of our chiropractic practice with whom we love to work!
OLDER WOMEN AND Oxford BACK PAIN
A recent report shared that low back pain among older women is linked to abdominal truck muscle weakness. The women described in this study also experienced decreased mobility function. Even their knee extensor muscle strength was weak. What ties these concerns together? Muscle. Researchers explained that muscle weakness directly linked low back pain, malnutrition, and decreased mobility function in older women. The good news was highlighted that exercise enhanced these factors. (1) Satterwhite Chiropractic witnesses over and over the benefit of exercise for our Oxford back pain patients.
EXERCISE AND BACK PAIN RELIEF
Oxford chiropractic patients with back pain seek pain relief. That’s the aim of care. Our patients frequently see other healthcare providers who recommend options like oral NSAIDs (number needed to treat (NNT) is 7 meaning 7 patients need to be treated for 1 patient to report benefit) and SNRIs like duloxetine (NNT: 10) and exercise (NNT: 7). A new study reported that these options many times deliver clinically meaningful pain decrease as demonstrated by the above number-needed-to-treat statistics. Which works in the long run though? Exercise. The researchers wrote that the only intervention that demonstrated sustained benefit after the study’s intervention time period came to an end was exercise. (2) We present this to encourage exercise for all our Oxford back pain (and neck pain) patients. For purposes of this article about women with low back pain, Satterwhite Chiropractic encourages our female patients who are a little older to exercise. It’s central to the chiropractic treatment plan that includes simple exercises as the starting point!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Francis Bigas Morales on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she shares treatment of lumbago suffered by a patient and her treatment plan for pain relief with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Oxford chiropractic appointment today. We are here to take special care of our female patients who experience back pain! We will do our part in creating an individualized treatment plan and exercise guide to encourage you to do your part with exercise for desired back pain relief!
