Daily laborer or weekend warrior…how to do prepare
for spine-demanding tasks? What do you do when you need
to move a weighty package? Get the back brace or brace yourself? The “brace yourself” alternative
may be the better approach! Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. recommends
back braces for back pain patients who may be helped by
their support. We also suggest self-controlled activities
to Auburn back pain sufferers to safeguard the spine
when its use is required (moving boxes, digging
holes, raking, etc.)
BACK BRACES FOR BACK PAIN PREVENTION:
Not All It Seems
Asymptomatic workers were directed
to wear back belts at work with the intention of lessening
low back pain or injury. 1380 published medical studies were considered.
Reviewers found no consistent evidence for back belt
use to stop low back pain or occupational back pain in
workers. Absenteeism wasn’t decreased with back
belt wearing either. (1) Mind you, this review was of back
brace use by asymptomatic workers. In this circumstance,
the back belt is not for everyone. Now for Auburn back pain sufferers, the back belt offers
benefits. Non-rigid lumbar support belts are reported to help
non-specific low back pain sufferers with their pain and disability. (3)
Deciding whether to use a belt or not is where
your Auburn back pain specialist at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. comes in to figure
out what is best for each back pain sufferer. Each Auburn
back pain sufferer – office worker, factory worker, family manager, etc. - is distinctive
and must be addressed individually. Putting a back brace on all workers in an effort to reduce back pain for a few does not
work as this paper demonstrates that a back brace may work
for some but not all.
ABDOMINAL BRACING MAY WORK BETTER
Abdominal bracing is a self-regulated,
pre-activity motion, a deliberate way of increasing
spine stiffness to restrict spine displacement before
doing a spine-demanding task. It seems to
work according to researchers! Abdominal bracing is individually
controlled. In a recent study, abdominal bracing significantly decreased
sagittal plane motion from the lower thoracic spine (T12) throughout
the lower lumbar spine (L4L5): by 45% at L4L5, by 94% at L1L2, and 50% at L5S1.
Such self-bracing initiated all abdominal and back
muscles. Flexion motion was restricted at the majority
of lumbar spine levels when challenging trunk flexion
demands are encountered with abdominal bracing. (2) It’s
worth knowing how to do! Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. is prepared to show
you how to do this worthy move as part of your Auburn
chiropractic treatment plan!
SPINAL MANIPULATION WORKS FOR BACK
PAIN
Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. uses
a comprehensive chiropractic treatment plan for those occasions
when the back pain just will not stop. When work duties
or chores leave your spine - cervical, thoracic or lumbar -
hurting, The Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management mixes gentle, relieving spinal
manipulation with specific exercise and nutritional advice to get
you back to life.
CONTACT Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Jenna Kloor on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes the importance
of helping a patient be able to do something like walking to help herself as she
recovered from her back pain episode with The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and even be able to
shovel snow!
Schedule your Auburn chiropractic
visit soon. We help our Auburn workers and
weekend warriors avert and recover from spine
pain.