“Would
a back belt help me?” That’s a common question Moses Chiropractic hears from West Palm Beach
chiropractic patients and others in
West Palm Beach who suffer with back pain and/or leg
pain. Using West Palm Beach back supports has been controversial
in the medical literature, and opinion varies even from
doctor to doctor. The current information
on using back supports suggests that it’s worthwhile and beneficial to use
one for many when they experience
back pain. Moses Chiropractic works with each individual
West Palm Beach back pain sufferer to reveal the answer
to the back support question as it concerns his/her
particular situation.
BACK BRACES AND MUSCLE TONE
Moses Chiropractic has heard the idea that
back supports may weaken muscles. However, current research suggests
that wearing a back brace doesn’t conclusively
cause muscle weakness. (1) Elastic lumbar belts increased muscle
strengthening, flexibility of lower extremities, flexion, and activities of
daily living as well as decreased pain for low back pain
patients. (2)
BACK SUPPORTS AND CONFIDENCE IN DAILY ACTIVITY
Moses Chiropractic encourages activity while
healing mixed with rest as needed. Long gone
are the days of passive bedrest for most West Palm Beach back
pain patients to heal which is why Moses Chiropractic encourages
gentle, tolerable movement to patients even though they may be worried
about moving and causing pain. That’s where back
belts come into play. Wearing a lumbar belt improves
the functional status, pain level and pain medication use. (3) Back braces reduced
pain and fear of pain in back pain patients. (4) Wearing a rigid back brace for 3
months helped 79% of patients with chronic low back pain experience
30% reduction in pain. (5) A soft lumbosacral support is more successful
than a rigid one for posture control and pain control. (6) Moses Chiropractic likes support belts that are comfortable and supportive.
BACK BRACES HELP STENOSIS PAIN
Moses Chiropractic takes care of many
West Palm Beach stenosis patients daily! Spinal stenosis brings
on back pain and occasionally other problems
for which a back support is valuable. Having spinal stenosis
patients with intermittent claudication wear a low back brace produced
reduced lordosis (spine curvature) and significant improvement
in walking distance of at least 30% improvement in 82% of the patients. (7) 30%
is a respectable clinical outcome! Medicine finds that 30%
improvement makes an intervention worthy of use. (8) Back
braces may be friends for West Palm Beach back pain patients!
CONTACT Moses Chiropractic
Schedule a West Palm Beach chiropractic appointment at
Moses Chiropractic today. Together, Moses Chiropractic and you will discover
the answer to the question of whether you should wear a back support while recovering from West Palm Beach back pain.