Toronto Back Pain Relief with Exercise & Chiropractic
As any sufferer of Toronto back pain knows, getting relief can be a challenge. You may have visited various healthcare providers with different treatments. But did you know that exercise could be an extra notch in the key to relieving your back pain? According to the CHAMPS Study-DK, links between cardiovascular disease risk factors and spinal pain may be affected by sex and health-related physical activity. (1) In other words, exercise can help ease back pain. Let’s take a look at how this works.
HOW EXERCISE HELPS WITH Toronto BACK PAIN RELIEF
Exercise has demonstrated itself beneficial for those who experience chronic back pain in a multitude of ways. First, it strengthens core and lower back muscles which support your spine and reduce strain on it. Strengthening these muscles can help alleviate some of the pressure placed on your spine and lower the amount of back pain you feel due to poor posture or poor habits like slouching. Further, exercise helps increase flexibility in your joints; it enhances blood circulation which helps advance healing; and it releases endorphins which are natural pain killers that help lessen inflammation associated with chronic back pain. (2,3) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre combines Cox® Technic spinal manipulation that reduces intradiscal pressures (Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. William Hoffman on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the Cox® Technic and its research showing drops in intradiscal pressure.) with exercises that are shown to reduce pain for optimal patient outcomes.
STARTING EXERCISE
It is important to realize that when starting an exercise program for Toronto back pain relief, you should start slowly and gradually increase intensity over time as your body adapts. It is also important to choose low-impact exercises like walking or swimming rather than high impact exercises like running or jumping because these can place additional strain on your spine and irritate rather than help. Having said that, moderate aerobic exercise combined with stretching and strengthening exercises has been proven helpful in reducing lower back pain for many back pain sufferers with chronic conditions like back pain. Toronto back pain patients have a great exercise partner at Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre as researchers write that chiropractors actively promote (and participate in their own) physical activity by providing exercise information, questioning patients about their physical activity level, and counseling back pain patients about proper exercises to help their conditions. (4)
CONTACT Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
Exercise is a valuable way to deal with chronic lower back pain. If done correctly, it could be just what you need to enhance your opportunity for long term relief from lower back pain! Make your Toronto chiropractic appointment to begin your chiropractic pain relieving treatment plan of spinal manipulation and mobilization and exercise.
