Chiropractic Treatment Plan With Cycling for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Pain Relief

Cycling. It is fun. It is calming. It’s a sport all ages can enjoy. It’s a method to get relief from spinal stenosis related back pain. Most Chiropractic Clinic is happy to suggest an enjoyable exercise option with Murfreesboro chiropractic back pain patients for additional Murfreesboro back pain relief.

WHAT IS LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS

Lumbar spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal area in the low back. Such narrowing follows from spinal conditions like degenerative disc disease and disc herniation. In older folks, lumbar spinal stenosis is common. As we get older, our discs lose nutrition and height - more so for some of us than others - which leads to that narrowing. Grocery shopping becomes a joy just to lean forward over the grocery cart as it relieves pain! Why? Leaning forward flexes the spine and widens the spinal canal space thus reducing Murfreesboro back pain.

WHY CYCLING

Researchers report that flexion-based training like cycling really reduced back and enhanced function and quality of life in older people with chronic low back pain. (1) Just getting oxygen flowing is a good thing to improve anyone’s attitude!

HOW CYCLING HELPS RELIEVE Murfreesboro BACK PAIN FROM LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS

For older patients with lumbar spinal stenosis pain that has lasted for years, a better quality of life is welcome! In one study of the effect of cycling on back pain in older patients with spinal stenosis, patients were 70.9 years of age. Some were apprehensive of cycling due to fear of pain and fatigue, feeling the bike was too big, believing they did not have time to cycle, and not being motivated to do it. (Sound familiar? We can all be like that sometimes! Murfreesboro folks do need to set aside time to exercise regardless of our age!) Those who let go of those concerns and cycled were pleased with their clinical improvement (reduced leg pain and disability) and found that the bicycle was easy to use. (1) You never know until you try! Most Chiropractic Clinic encourages our Murfreesboro chiropractic patients to try new things to help with their Murfreesboro back pain relief.

CYCLING HELPS AVOID BACK SURGERY

Something new that many Murfreesboro chiropractic patients don’t want to try is back surgery. When the pain is really uncomfortable, a back surgery may appear like a solution. In a study done at a spine surgery center, patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and low back pain participate in a 4 months’ training program riding a stationary bicycle. They cycle at about 70% of maximal capacity. Nearly half of the patients got better so much that they did not need spinal surgery. (2) Now that is an advantage Murfreesboro lumbar spinal stenosis patients want!

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding talking about a case of  lumbar spinal stenosis helped with Cox Technic spinal manipulation on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson.