Murfreesboro Chronic Low Back Pain Related to Physical Activity Level
Is physical activity really important? Back pain sufferers ask, especially those who try to avoid physical activity! May Murfreesboro back pain sufferers are not exercisers by nature. (Are you?) Your Murfreesboro chiropractor meets all sorts of back pain sufferers and knows a variety of physical activity options that may be more interesting. At Most Chiropractic Clinic we try to pair the exercise routine to the chronic back pain sufferer and symptomatology to maximize the outcomes of exercise described in research studies to be valuable in managing, relieving, and preventing back pain.
3 HOURS OF LEISURE TIME: What do you do?
How do you spend your non-work hours makes a difference! 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 spent 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 are all different! When it comes to back pain, the difference shines even more in some aspects. Most Chiropractic Clinic knows some chronic low back pain patients are more likely to exercise and be physically active than others who are more sedentary. What is the difference in these folks? Researchers found a couple things: more physically active ones (those who perform at least 150 mins. of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity a week) have a lower body mass index and higher levels of leisure time physical activity. Sedentary folks (those who spend more than 8 hours of time in sedentary activities per day) are more likely 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 Most Chiropractic Clinic assist our more sedentary back pain sufferers? Hopefully sharing these little bits of information is helpful! Your Murfreesboro chiropractor is here for you. Let us know your ideas on how we can assist 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 noted. (3) Exercise repeatedly shows itself to be beneficial 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 partnership!
Schedule your next Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment soon. We are here for every Murfreesboro chiropractic patient, active and sedentary! Whatever your physical activity level, trust Most Chiropractic Clinic 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.
