Minster Chiropractic Plan for Pain Relief and Prevention with Exercise
“Must I exercise?”
“Yes, you should if you want to feel better quicker and prevent pain,“ your Minster chiropractic encourages.
“How much time do I have to spend exercising each day?”
“Not long, just effectively,” Minster Chiropractic Center advises.
Exercise is not every Minster back pain or neck pain patient’s ’thing’. Minster Chiropractic Center 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 Minster chiropractic patients every step of the way to make the most of the exercise effort so that it pays off in pain relief and prevention.
OPTIMAL NECK PAIN EXERCISE GUIDES
Neck pain sufferers know how pain may reduce their ability to look around comfortably. Such neck pain patients were assessed as to their cervical range of motion and pain intensity with a flexion-rotation test. They were then directed to do a 20-minutes cervical spine exercise session. Half of them were then also 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 managed significantly better as far as range of motion, pain intensity reduction, and the flexion-rotation test. (1) Another research project found 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 affected nerve roots and central nervous system. (2) Minster Chiropractic Center always emphasizes that the proper exercise performed in the right way does not have to take long to be effective! Additionally, exercise puts some control in the hands of its sufferer since exercise can be done whenever.
OPTIMAL LOW BACK PAIN EXERCISE GUIDES
Integrating exercise training into the multidisciplinary treatment of non-specific chronic low back pain does make sense. This type of back pain impacts so many people around the world and is a leading cause of disability. Proper exercise training transitions the back pain sufferer to self-management. Recently, researchers suggested that pain intensity and disability - and even mental health issues in these back pain patients - were improved with choices like resistance and aerobic exercise while Pilates, resistance exercise, yoga, and stabilization exercise. (3) Minster Chiropractic Center agrees! Exercise is invaluable on so many fronts.
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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 Minster chiropractic appointment today. Minster Chiropractic Center 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 in your pain relief and prevention!
