Controversy. There is oftentimes
controversy in medicine. Controversy can also move medicine toward
clarity. Such is the case of lifting in a flexed position
and its effect on your spine. Your Vancouver chiropractor
cautions Vancouver back pain patients to carefully
bend, lift and twist as these initiate low back pain for
many. Vancouver Spine Care Centre still does. Recent studies describe
more about the effects of flexion and lifting on the spine and its experience
of back pain.
FLEXION LIFTING: NO INFLUENCE
The latest research study examined
a number of studies about the impact lumbar spine
flexion has and its impact
on low back pain onset/persistence. Researchers found that
lumbar spine flexion lifting was not a differentiator
for people with and without low back pain. These studies weren’t specific as to types of people. They looked at
two kinds of people: those with and those without back pain. (1)
Other studies studied specific types
of people.
FLEXION LIFTING: INFLUENTIAL FOR WORKERS
Researchers concluded that the effect
of forward bending on low back pain is determined by on the type
of job, gender and other such specific factors of workers.
They noticed that construction workers’ experience of low back pain
was not affected by the amount of
time they spent bending forward. They found that
healthcare workers’ experience of low back pain was affected by
the angle of forward bending (more than or equal to 30 degrees prompted
low back pain while over 60 degree did not). (2) Warehouse
workers’ experience of low back pain is affected by their
lifting capacity and psychosocial work environment. Researchers texted
workers asking about their low back
pain, mental stress, and bodily fatigue over the course of 3 weeks and again
at one year. They hoped that an improved design of the work week (work days vs rest days) and a set
reasonable maximum lifting threshold per day will assist in preventing low back pain and lessen stress. (3) Vancouver Spine Care Centre
works to ensure our work environment is stress-less and low-back-pain-diminishing
for everyone, our staff and our Vancouver chiropractic patients alike!
CONTACT Vancouver Spine Care Centre
Listen to this PODCAST
by Dr. Victor Shu on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. He shares
how The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management attained
relief of low back pain for a
construction worker whose job certainly taxes
his spine!
Schedule a back-pain-relieving Vancouver
chiropractic care appointment with Vancouver Spine Care Centre. Controversy aside, low back
pain attributable to work environments that demand
flexion bending and lifting can be well-managed at
Vancouver Spine Care Centre.
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