Daily laborer or weekend warrior…how to do prepare
for spine-demanding chores? What do you do when you need
to relocate a weighty package? Get the back brace or brace yourself? The “brace yourself” alternative
may be the superior approach! Moses Chiropractic proposes
back braces for back pain patients who may be helped by
their support. We also suggest self-controlled actions
to West Palm Beach back pain sufferers to protect 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 told to wear back belts at work with the intention of lessening
low back pain or injury. 1380 published medical studies were reviewed.
Reviewers found no consistent evidence for back belt
use to avoid low back pain or occupational back pain in
workers. Absenteeism wasn’t reduced with back
belt use either. (1) Mind you, this review was of back
brace wearing by asymptomatic workers. In this circumstance,
the back belt is not for everyone. Now for West Palm Beach back pain sufferers, the back belt has
advantages. Non-rigid lumbar support belts are reported to help
non-specific low back pain sufferers with their pain and disability. (3)
The decision of belt use is where
your West Palm Beach back pain specialist at Moses Chiropractic comes in to determine what is best for each back pain sufferer. Each West Palm Beach
back pain sufferer – office worker, factory worker, family manager, etc. - is unique
and must be addressed individually. Putting a back brace on all workers in an attempt to decrease back pain for a few does not
work as this paper shows that a back brace may benefit some but not all.
ABDOMINAL BRACING MAY WORK BETTER
Abdominal bracing is a self-monitored,
pre-activity motion, a deliberate way of increasing
spine stiffness to restrict spine displacement ahead of 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) through
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 limited at most
of lumbar spine levels when challenging trunk flexion
demands are met with abdominal bracing. (2) It is
worth knowing how to do! Moses Chiropractic is eager to demonstrate
you how to do this worthy move as part of your West Palm Beach
chiropractic treatment plan!
SPINAL MANIPULATION WORKS FOR BACK
PAIN
Moses Chiropractic offers
a comprehensive chiropractic treatment plan for those times
when the back pain just won’t 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 Moses Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Jenna Kloor on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she describes the value
of helping a patient be able to do something like walking to help herself as she
recuperated from her back pain episode with The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and even be able to
shovel snow!
Schedule your West Palm Beach chiropractic
appointment soon. We help our West Palm Beach workers and
weekend warriors prevent and recover from spine
pain.