Georgetown Chiropractic Plan for Pain Relief and Prevention with Exercise
“Do I have to exercise?”
“Yes, you should if you want to feel better quicker and prevent pain,“ your Georgetown chiropractic encourages.
“How much time do I have to spend exercising every day?”
“Not long, just effectively,” Dr. Butwell suggests.
Exercise is not every Georgetown back pain or neck pain patient’s ‘cup of tea’. Dr. Butwell understands. Exercise is also so vital to our back and neck pain patient’s recovery and future prevention of the pain. We are with our Georgetown chiropractic patients every step of the way to make the most of the exercise effort so that it results in pain relief and prevention.
OPTIMAL NECK PAIN EXERCISE GUIDES
Neck pain sufferers realize how pain may decrease their neck motion. Such neck pain patients were assessed as to their cervical range of motion and pain intensity with a flexion-rotation test. They were then instructed to do a 20-minutes cervical spine exercise session. 50% of them were then additionally treated with manual therapy applied to the C0-C1 and C2-C3 cervical spine levels. Those who did the exercise program and received manual therapy benefitted significantly better as far as range of motion, pain intensity reduction, and the flexion-rotation test. (1) Another research project reported that the optimal stretching time of cervical muscles in patients with chronic myofascial pain syndrome was 30 seconds as contrasted with 15 or 60 seconds or no stretching. This allowed the most benefit to pain intensity reduction while diminishing any negative effects on neural function of the involved nerve roots and central nervous system. (2) Dr. Butwell always emphasizes that the appropriate exercise performed in proper form does not have to take long to be useful! Additionally, exercise lays some control in the hands of its sufferer since exercise can be performed anytime.
OPTIMAL LOW BACK PAIN EXERCISE GUIDES
Integrating exercise training into the multidisciplinary treatment of non-specific chronic low back pain makes sense. Such back pain involves so many people worldwide and is a leading cause of disability. Proper exercise training transitions the back pain patient to self-management. Recently, researchers proposed that pain intensity and disability - and even mental health struggles in such back pain patients - were enhanced with options like resistance and aerobic exercise while Pilates, resistance exercise, yoga, and stabilization exercise. (3) Dr. Butwell agrees! Exercise is valuable in so many ways.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Dean Greenwood on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that includes spinal manipulation, nutrition, and exercise for spinal stenosis back pain relief.
Schedule your Georgetown chiropractic appointment today. Dr. Butwell answers the exercise questions of “Do I have to?” and “How long?” with “Yes” and “The time it takes which may be in 30 second increments.” We are partners for your pain relief and prevention!
