Exercise. La Grande back pain sufferers get
the advice to exercise a lot. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
recommends it, too. Exercise keeps showing its
benefit for low back pain relief
and prevention…plus a new report shows benefit for better
sleep quality!
EXERCISE FOR RELIEF OF THE BURDEN OF LOW BACK PAIN
Low back pain is a problem for the low back pain
sufferer, the family, the community, and the healthcare system. Healthcare
providers and researchers study suggested
long-term ways to reduce this problem for whose
sufferers’ disability continues. Exercise tops the list of
non-invasive, non-drug general recommendations along with manual therapy and
massage. (1) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
offers itself as the La Grande back pain specialty clinic to
which many back pain sufferers go.
BACK PAIN SPECIALIST’S PLAN FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF ADDS EXERCISE
Numerous chronic back pain sufferers take
themselves to their primary care practitioners
first. It’s a pretty normal experience. Primary
care recommendations for chronic low back pain care usually
involve exercise, oral prescriptions of NSAIDs and SNRI’s like duloxetine. In research,
there is a curious statistic called “number to treat”
which denotes the number of patients with a certain
condition who need to go through the treatment
recommendation for 1 of them to get
benefit. In this recent study, the number to treat for 1 chronic low
back pain patient to report benefit from exercise was 7, from NSAIDs 6, and SNRIs
10. Of these 3 options, exercise was the only intervention that demonstrated
continued chronic low back pain relief after the intervention
ended and up to 48 weeks later. (2) Exercise is a valued,
self-management, non-drug option for chronic low back pain
patients. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC always includes it in the
La Grande chiropractic treatment plan. Exercise places some
control of chronic low back pain in our La Grande chiropractic
patients’ hands.
WHAT ABOUT SLEEP AND EXERCISE?
An additional beneficial patient-controlled
alternative is the sleep and exercise option.
Lack of sleep – time and/or quality – is a problem for so many
La Grande chiropractic patients. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC often hears our
patients talk about sleep difficulties. Sleep is renewing
for the body and the mind. Exercise is often prescribed to
address sleep and mood issues. A noteworthy study about
the relationship between sleep and exercise highlights some interesting
findings in young men and women. Each is different! Men who exercised more frequently
reported falling asleep quicker, less daytime trouble,
and less depressive mood. Women who exercised more frequently went
to bed early, experienced improved sleep
quality, and reported more benefit from sleep, less depressive
mood, and less anger. (3) Regular exercise is key for so many concerns!
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Pamela Aaron on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes
a case of a young female patient with low back pain and her treatment
with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and strengthening
exercise that helped.
Set up your La Grande
chiropractic appointment now. “Exercise.” It’s a
recommendation Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC will continue to share for
back pain relief and prevention as well as improved sleep.