Back Pain- What's the effect of Chiropractic added to Exercise on Pain and Quality of life?
Spinal Pain is the LEADING cause of disability in individuals worldwide
Risk Factors for back pain are
- repetitive tasks
- prolonged static posture
- spinal pathologies
- psychological stresses
This can lead to changes in the spine and muscles of the back.
Manual therapy, Chiropractic, works on stimulating the sympathetic nervous system,, which can increase skin conductance, respiratory rate, and heart rate.
Chiropractic also produces hypoalgesia by affecting the PAIN processing centers and increasing the pressure pain threshold.
So what did the researchers find when Chiropractic was added to Exercise to help treat back pain
When looking at the treatment from the first treatment to the 8th session. Results showed a SIGNIFICANT improvement in the patients who had spinal adjustments versus the group that just had exercised.
The results showed that spinal manipulation reduces PAIN and improves FUNCTION. Both physical and mental components of the survey done by the patients showed improvement
However what I found interesting is that the quality of life improved immediately in the Chiropractic group, and after 12 weeks, BUT, stopped after cessation of care. In the exercise group, when exercise is given, shows long-term improvement.
This can explain why, if this has happened to you, you go get treatment, and when you feel like you are out of pain and stop care, it can be frustrating that the pain comes back. I always talk about lifestyle and habits. Every Sunday on our social media stories, we post a habit reminder to help you make better lifestyle choices so you limit the chances of the pain coming back
As a treat, here's a stretch that you might find helpful, For more stretches, check out our online chiropractic pain management program STAND CORRECTED today!
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Chiropractic has moved online. We offer our online programs -STAND CORRECTED- To help you through the day. They contain health advice for your conditions, nutritional advice and exercises for you to do at home or at the workplace to help you achieve your health goals. We understand that coming to the Chiropractic clinic maybe costly and time consuming. This way if you cant make it into the chiropractic office, you can do any of our 20+ online health programs at your leisure.
Enjoy and we hope they spark a little bit of joy and help you achieve your health goals. Each program contains - Information about the conditions - things to do and things to avoid - nutrition advice - all the stretches that are needed to help The following conditions are now available for online sessions
migraine
cervicogenic headaches
cervical facet neck pain
tension headaches
cervical radiculopathy (pins and needles in the arm originating from the neck)
shoulder impingement relief
thoracic outlet syndrome
frozen shoulder
rotator cuff
chronic lumbar (Low Back) disc pain
acute Lumbar(low back) disc pain
Lumbar facet pain
sciatica and piriformis syndrome
meniscus (knee pain)
Plantar fasciitis (Foot Pain)
Shin Splints
Tennis Elbow/Golfers elbow
Carpal tunnel Syndrome
Upper Crossed Syndrome( Poor Posture)
Lower Crossed Syndrome ( Poor Posture)
Dizziness-Vertigo
Arthritis
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TMJ (Jaw Pain)
References
Biomed Res Int. 2023; 2023: 7537335. Published online 2023 Apr 27. doi: 10.1155/2023/7537335 PMCID: PMC10159735 PMID: 37152585
The Effects of Spinal Manipulation Added to Exercise on Pain and Quality of Life in Patients with Thoracic Spinal Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Muhammad Sharif Waqas, 1 Hossein Karimi, 1 , 2 Ashfaq Ahmad, 1 Shazia Rafiq, 3 Naveed Anwar, 4 and Sidrah Liaqat 5