Chiropractic Treatment Plan With Cycling for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Pain Relief
Cycling. It is fun. It is calming. It’s a sport (most!) anyone can enjoy. It’s a method to get relief from spinal stenosis related back pain. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is happy to share an enjoyable exercise option with Toronto chiropractic back pain patients for added Toronto 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 age, our discs lose nutrition and height - more so for some of us than others - which leads to that narrowing. Going to the grocery store comes to be a joy just to lean forward over the grocery cart as it feels good! Why? Leaning forward flexes the spine and widens the spinal canal space thereby easing Toronto back pain.
WHY CYCLING
Researchers report that flexion-based training like cycling effectively reduced back and improved 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 view of life!
HOW CYCLING HELPS RELIEVE Toronto BACK PAIN FROM LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS
For older patients with lumbar spinal stenosis pain that has persisted for years, an improved quality of life is welcome! One study explored how cycling affected older back pain patients. Their average age was 70.9 years. Some were apprehensive of cycling due to fear of pain and fatigue, feeling the bike was too big, feeling they did not have time to cycle, and not being motivated to do it. (Sounds like all of us sometimes! Toronto folks do need to schedule time to exercise regardless of our age!) Those who let go of those concerns and cycled were pleasantly satisfied with their clinical improvement (reduced leg pain and disability) and realized that the bicycle was simple. (1) You never know until you try! Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre supports our Toronto chiropractic patients to try novel things to assist with their Toronto back pain relief.
CYCLING HELPS AVOID BACK SURGERY
Something new that many Toronto chiropractic patients don’t fancy trying is back surgery. When the pain is bad, a back surgery seems like an answer. In a study done at a spine surgery center, patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and low back pain do a 4 months’ training program using a stationary bicycle. They cycle at about 70% of maximal capacity. Nearly 50% of the patients improved so much that they did not require spinal surgery. (2) Now that is a benefit Toronto lumbar spinal stenosis patients desire!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding sharing a patient with lumbar spinal stenosis helped with Cox Technic spinal manipulation on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson.
