Advice From a Back Chiropractor: Try Exercise!

Now that summer is here with its warmer weather, it is easier for more people to get the exercise they need for good health. Exercise, combined with chiropractic care from a back chiropractor, is important in the management of low back pain, especially cardiovascular and strengthening exercises. The chiropractor should take into consideration the medical history of the patient (i.e., if a patient has a history of heart problems), before beginning any exercise program. Chiropractors will endeavor to work together with the patient's primary care physician to address any specific health concerns.

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What are the benefits of Exercise?

Many studies have reported the importance of various types of exercises combined with chiropractic care in managing acute and chronic low back pain. Some of the most significant benefits of exercise are:

• strengthens the lower back,
• improves quality of life (keeps the patient active in work, school, sports, etc.),
• strengthens the abdominal muscles to relieve chronic lower back pain,
• helps promote proper digestion,
• keeps the muscles in proper tone, and
• promotes better circulation.
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Types of Exercises:

There are many exercises options available for patients that are also undergoing chiropractic care for lower back pain. Depending on each patient's response to the activity, a back chiropractor will recommend a specific form of exercise, such as:

• Walking briskly around the block at least once or twice,
• Many forms of work and/or household tasks,
• Exercises that promote low back flexion such as pulling the knees to the chest, posterior pelvic tilts, bending forward from a sitting position, and others,
• If leg pain centralizes or diminishes (extension biased), prone press-up type exercises usually yield the best results.
• Strengthening of the pelvic stabilizing muscles (trunk muscles),
• Stretching of the hamstrings, adductors, and other short or tight postural muscles,
• Balance promoting.

Daily exercise in reasonable doses in activties that are enjoyable is generally recommended for patients undergoing  chiropractic treatment for lower back pain.

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