Core Strength for Back Pain
Video by Dr. Trent Yeomans
Low back pain will always come down to three things, the nutrition you are putting into your body, the compensations in movements that have built up over time with not facilitating and strengthening the right muscles, and how you manage your stresses on the daily. As we do with all of our patients in East Dallas, testing how well your core is functioning is a crucial part in your first visit with any doctor on the chiro health team. If your core is not bracing and protecting your spine during movement the joints and ligaments of the back will try to take the load and that when we see injuries happen. In a study by Hyun et al. (2019) they wanted to see the effect of lumbar stabilization exercises and walking stabilization exercises had on treating low back pain. They found that in all of the groups but in the stability exercise group they saw more significant improvement when it came to low back pain both chronic and acute. Here is a walking stability exercise focused on activating the core to keep you out of pain.
“Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, with a prevalence rate of 80%. In some patients, the initial acute pain may continue during a 3-month period and eventually develop into chronic LBP.”
“This study suggests that lumbar stability and waling exercises should be recommended to patients with chronic LBP because they help not only to relieve back pain but also to prevent chronic back pain through the improvement of muscle endurance.”
Reference
Suh, Jee Hyun MDa; Kim, Hayoung BSb; Jung, Gwang Pyo MDb; Ko, Jin Young MDb; Ryu, Ju Seok MD, PhDb,∗. The effect of lumbar stabilization and walking exercises on chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine 98(26):p e16173, June 2019. | DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000016173
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When you are looking for a Chiropractor near you that you can trust, choose one who will not only get rid of your back pain, neck pain, or headaches but who will also guide you to living a healthier lifestyle to keep you out of pain. Our East Dallas Doctors, located in Lakewood at the corner of Mockingbird Ln. and Abrams Rd., are here to teach you that taking care of your mental health and getting the proper nutrients are just as important as the chiropractic adjustment to stay healthy.
