Sitka Exercise and Spinal Manipulation Recommended for Older Adult Back Pain

Older back pain patients find relief with combined chiropractic care: spinal manipulation and mobilization plus exercise. That’s what new best practices guidelines recommend. Surprised? Not likely! Your Sitka chiropractor takes care of your spine, and you treat your spine! Together, your Sitka chiropractor and you the Sitka back pain sufferer make a great spine care team. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is your local Sitka chiropractic care center where Sitka back pain patients meet their Sitka chiropractor to establish a treatment plan to relieve pain as well as future back pain prevention plan.

A recent high-level research review restates that spinal manipulation is safe for older adults suffering with back pain. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka values this confirmation! How did they do this? The systematic review of all published articles over a 7 year period updated current recommendations. Thirty-seven panelists contributed to this best practices guidelinesupdate and review. Conclusively, they agreed on current statements regarding the best practices for chiropractic care of older adults with back pain. They reinforced the current statement about the safety of spinal manipulation for older back pain patients. The panel added two supplementary notes of advice that (1) chiropractors should suggest 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) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka agrees! Sitka chiropractic patients often look for care to get rid of their back pain. Then, they discover Sitka chiropractic care that does more than just back pain relief. Chiropractic incorporation of nutrition, exercise, and wellness care encourages them to embrace a healthier approach to life.

This chiropractic care begins with back pain relief. The spinal manipulation method Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka uses is known as Cox Technic. From the research studies about this approach, it is known that radiculopathy (leg pain), chronic moderate/severe back pain and recurrent mild back pain (pain than comes and goes) respond more favorably to chiropractic Cox Technic than to medical conservative care. This study also documented that chronic/recurrent – back pain that recurs several times a year – responds better to exercise. (2) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka recognizes that exercise is important to manage back pain and prevent future back pain. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka encourages all our Sitka chiropractic patients to exercise.

Schedule your Sitka chiropractic visit with Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka to discuss Sitka back pain relief and prevention in older adults with Sitka chiropractic care and appropriate Sitka exercise. Your Sitka chiropractor and you will act as a team as well as recommended spinal manipulation and exercise do to safely and successfully relieve low back pain.