Low back pain in older women requires some
attention. Researchers and chiropractic back pain specialists like your
Eugene chiropractor at Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic offer attention! Women who experience back pain are a
special group of our chiropractic practice with whom we are
happy to work!
OLDER WOMEN AND Eugene BACK PAIN
A recent study reported that low back
pain in older women stems from abdominal truck
muscle weakness. The women described in this study also
experienced reduced mobility function. Even their knee extensor
muscle strength was weak. What links these concerns together?
Muscle. Researchers described that muscle weakness clearly
tied low back pain, malnutrition, and reduced
mobility function in older women. The good news was emphasized
that exercise enhanced these issues. (1) Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic witnesses over and over the benefit of exercise for our Eugene back pain patients.
EXERCISE AND BACK PAIN RELIEF
Eugene chiropractic patients with back pain desire
pain relief. That’s the objective of care. Our
patients often see other healthcare providers who recommend options like oral NSAIDs (number needed to treat (NNT) is
7 indicating 7 patients need to be treated for one
patient to report benefit) and SNRIs like duloxetine (NNT: 10)
and exercise (NNT: 7). A new study found that these
options many times deliver clinically meaningful pain reduction
as shown by the above number-needed-to-treat statistics.
Which works over time though? Exercise. The researchers explained
that the single intervention that showed
sustained benefit after the study’s intervention time period came to an end
was exercise. (2) We share this to foster the
practice of exercise for all our Eugene back pain (and neck
pain) patients. Since this is an article focused
on women with low back pain, Rethwill Chiropractic Clinic urges
our female patients who are a little older
to exercise. It’s part of the chiropractic treatment
plan that involves simple exercises as the beginning
point!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Francis Bigas Morales on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson as she shares treatment of a patient with lumbago and the treatment plan for its relief with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Eugene
chiropractic appointment soon. We are here to take special
care of our female patients who experience back pain! We
will do our part in creating an individualized
treatment plan and exercise guide to support you in doing your part with exercise for optimal back pain
relief!
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