Have you heard? Exercise is good. Vancouver Spine Care Centre bets you
have! Whether we like it or not, we all need to exercise, move, and get
our blood flowing! Vancouver chiropractic patients are encouraged
to do some sort of exercise as part of their whole
treatment plan for hip pain as well as any related
Vancouver back pain with good reason.
It’s beneficial!
SPECIFIC EXERCISES FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
Since Vancouver Spine Care Centre treats a lot of
musculoskeletal pain like back pain and neck pain and related arm and leg pain,
a new paper was quite interesting! It
documented the suggestion and benefit
of exercise for many specific conditions. A list of exercises for
different diseases – musculoskeletal system diseases
like low back pain, hip fracture, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis –
described the preventive and rehabilitative effects for each in addition to the proper intensity and frequency. (1)
Patients with knee osteoarthritis found relief with isolated hip and leg strengthening exercises with
improvement of their knee pain, function and quality of life. (2) Vancouver Spine Care Centre
invites patients with knee, back and hip pain to our
chiropractic practice.
HIP PAIN…OR BACK PAIN?
Hip pain issues happen singularly. Hip
pain issues may come about along with
low back issues like spinal stenosis. Hip
xrays are not reliable on their own. MRIs are more reliable
for confirming diagnosis. Hip pain may mimic lumbar
spinal stenosis. (3) What Vancouver Spine Care Centre carefully checks for
are non-spine related issues like avascular necrosis of the hip and hip
fractures so that those may be co-managed as well. Vancouver Spine Care Centre ensures our
patients get the help they require!
BACK PAIN RELATED HIP PAIN
Patients who have non-specific mechanical low
back pain walk differently due to different
pelvic, hip and knee movements. They also have less ability
to extend their hip flexors and abductor muscles. (4) Researchers further explained that low back pain affected muscles of the
lumbopelvic area. It’s important for back pain
sufferers. Alterations in hip muscles may stem from
alterations in the cross-sectional area and volume of muscle. Why is this important? Developing an exercise program to improve hip
muscle function is vital. (5) Surgeons are even finding
value in having patients who choose back surgery do
“prehabilitation” exercises before back surgery as it improved
range of motion, leg pain intensity, lumbar spine extensor muscle endurance and
walking capacity…with no adverse side effects. (6)
Vancouver Spine Care Centre has treatment programs of exercise combined
with evidence based spinal manipulation and nutrition to avert
back surgery when possible as well as56 pre-habilitate
and rehabilitate Vancouver back pain patients!
CONTACT Vancouver Spine Care Centre
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Matt Alexander on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains
the use of Cox® Technic flexion distraction to decrease
the pain of lumbar spinal stenosis.
Schedule a Vancouver chiropractic appointment for
your back pain and hip pain. Vancouver chiropractic treatment plan
will surely involve some of that exercise you’ve
heard is good! Don’t fret. We will work
together to ensure the exercise is good for you.