Toronto Chronic Low Back Pain Related to Physical Activity Level
Does exercise really work? Back pain sufferers ask, especially those who try to avoid physical activity! Some Toronto back pain sufferers are not exercisers by nature. (Are you?) Your Toronto chiropractor meets all sorts of back pain sufferers and knows all sorts of physical activity options that may be more interesting. At Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre we try to match the exercise option to the chronic back pain sufferer and symptomatology to maximize the outcomes of exercise described in research studies to be valuable in managing, relieving, and preventing back pain.
3 HOURS OF LEISURE TIME: What do you do?
How do you spend your non-work hours impacts your back pain experience! Let us first define physically active versus sedentary. Researchers in one study described physically active folks as those who were more active in their leisure time. They spent 3 hours of their leisure time per day being physically active. Sedentary folks spent 3 hours or more a day of their leisure time sitting. Physically active folks were 33% less likely to have low back pain contrasted with more sedentary folks. (1) Takeaway: Be more physically active in your off-time! Like gardening? Garden! Like walking? Walk! Like talking? Take a walk with a friend, and talk!
ACTIVE AND SEDENTARY BACK PAIN SUFFERERS AND THEIR ACTIVITY LEVEL
We’re all different! When it comes to back pain, the difference shines even more in some regards. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre knows some chronic low back pain patients are more likely to exercise and be physically active than others who are more sedentary. What is the difference in these folks? Researchers found a few things: more physically active ones (those who perform at least 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week) have a lower body mass index and higher levels of leisure time physical activity. Sedentary folks (those who spend more than 8 hours of time in sedentary activities per day) tend to have low levels of activity at work. (2) Hum? We know that such patient characteristics need to be considered when taking care of back pain patients and encouraging physical activity and reducing sedentary lifestyle activity. How can Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre help our more sedentary back pain sufferers? Hopefully sharing these little bits of information is helpful! Your Toronto chiropractor is here for you. Let us know your thoughts on how we can help you!
EXERCISE IS EFFECTIVE FOR CHRONIC BACK PAIN
In a Cochrane Review performed by a high level scientific and well respected research group, exercise for chronic low back pain was shown again as promisingly relieving. The review consisted of 249 papers and their outcomes. Pain relief and functional limitation improvement were noted. (3) Exercise keeps showing itself to be good for dealing with chronic low back pain.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Patterson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses what back pain patients can expect from care via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. The system is a collaboration!
Make your next Toronto chiropractic appointment soon. We are here for our Toronto chiropractic patients, active and sedentary! Whatever your physical activity level, know that Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is here to walk the road to reduced back pain with you. Exercise is beneficial. We’ll find some type of physical activity that works for you.
