Chiropractic Treatment Plan With Cycling for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Pain Relief
Cycling. It is fun. It is calming. It’s a sport (most!) anyone can enjoy. It is a method to get relief from spinal stenosis related back pain. Hollstrom & Associates Inc is glad to suggest an enjoyable exercise option with Largo chiropractic back pain patients for more Largo back pain relief.
WHAT IS LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS
Lumbar spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal area in the low back. Such narrowing results from issues like degenerative disc disease and disc herniation. In older folks, lumbar spinal stenosis is common. As we get older, our discs lose nutrition and height - more so for some of us than others - which leads to that narrowing. Going to the grocery store turns out to be a thrill just to lean forward over the grocery cart as it relieves pain! Why? Leaning forward flexes the spine and widens the spinal canal space thereby reducing Largo back pain.
WHY CYCLING
Researchers find that flexion-based training like cycling efficiently reduced back and enhanced function and quality of life in older people with chronic low back pain. (1) Just getting oxygen flowing is a good thing to improve anyone’s attitude!
HOW CYCLING HELPS RELIEVE Largo BACK PAIN FROM LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS
For older patients with lumbar spinal stenosis pain that’s continued for years, a better quality of life is welcome! One study explored how cycling affected older back pain patients. Their average age was 70.9 years. Some were uneasy of cycling due to fear of pain and fatigue, feeling the bike was too large, feeling they did not have time to cycle, and not really wanting to do it. (Sounds like all of us sometimes! Largo folks do need to set aside time to exercise regardless of how old we are!) Those who let go of those concerns and cycled were pleased with their clinical improvement (reduced leg pain and disability) and found that the bicycle was simple. (1) You never know until you try! Hollstrom & Associates Inc supports our Largo chiropractic patients to try novel things to assist with their Largo back pain relief.
CYCLING HELPS AVOID BACK SURGERY
Something new that many Largo chiropractic patients don’t want to try is back surgery. When the pain is bad, a back surgery sounds like an answer. In a study conducted at a spine surgery center, patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and low back pain undergo a 4 months’ training program riding a stationary bicycle. They cycle at about 70% of maximal capacity. Nearly half of the patients got better so much that they did not need spinal surgery. (2) Now that is an advantage Largo lumbar spinal stenosis patients want!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding sharing a case of lumbar spinal stenosis relieved with Cox Technic spinal manipulation on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson.
