La Grande Exercise and Spinal Manipulation Recommended for Older Adult Back Pain

Older back pain patients benefit from combined chiropractic care: spinal manipulation and mobilization plus exercise. That is what new best practices guidelines recommend. Surprised? Of course not! Your La Grande chiropractor takes care of your spine, and you treat your spine! Together, your La Grande chiropractor and you the La Grande back pain sufferer form a great spine care team. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is your local La Grande chiropractic care center where La Grande back pain patients meet their La Grande chiropractor to establish a treatment plan to relieve pain as well as future back pain prevention plan.

A recent high-level research review reiterates that spinal manipulation is a safe way to relieve back pain in older adults. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC values this confirmation! How did they do this? Researchers reviewed all published articles from 7 years to update current recommendations. Thirty-seven panelists contributed to this best practices guidelinesreview and update. Conclusively, they approved current statements regarding the best practices for chiropractic care of back pain in older adults. They reinforced the present statement about the safety of spinal manipulation for older back pain patients. The panel added two additional recommendations that (1) chiropractors should advise exercise to these older adult back pain patients and (2) manipulation and mobilization do more than just reduce pain; they improve overall outcomes of care. (1) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC agrees! La Grande chiropractic patients often seek care that will decrease their back pain. Then, they find La Grande chiropractic care that goes beyond just back pain relief. Chiropractic incorporation of nutrition, exercise, and wellness care encourages them to welcome a healthier approach to life.

This chiropractic care begins with back pain relief. The spinal manipulation approach Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC employs is known as Cox Technic. From the research studies concerning this approach, it’s published that radiculopathy (leg pain), chronic moderate/severe back pain and recurrent mild back pain (pain than comes and goes) respond better to chiropractic Cox Technic than to medical conservative care. This study also showed that chronic/recurrent – back pain that returns several times a year – reacts better to exercise. (2) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC knows exercise is important to manage back pain and prevent future back pain. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC urges all our La Grande chiropractic patients to help themselves with exercise.

Schedule your La Grande chiropractic appointment with Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC to talk about La Grande back pain relief and prevention in older adults with La Grande chiropractic care and appropriate La Grande exercise. Your La Grande chiropractor and you will collaborate as well as recommended spinal manipulation and exercise do to safely and effectively reduce low back pain.