Have you heard how lifting can be hard on
a low back? If you are a West Palm Beach chiropractic patient with low back
pain, you have! You have likely even experienced it directly.
Moses Chiropractic explains proper lifting techniques with
our back pain patients in the beginning of treatment. It is
important to protect the spine
while it heals! New studies suggest that back supports and even hand
support techniques while lifting can help.
MECHANICAL LOADING DURING LIFTING
Mechanical loading is a key risk factor for low
back pain. The loading may be from a heavy or light object
that triggers West Palm Beach back pain. Much of how the pain
comes on is via the response of back
muscles during the lift. Newly
designed “exoskeletons” are being explored. They go beyond a
back brace but show some promise in reducing
lumbar flexion and decreasing the compressive force on the back
by 13-21% while bending. Peak compressive force during lifting was lowered
by 14%. The researchers are hopeful that such devices could lower
the risk of compression-related tissue failure while lifting. (1) For
now, Moses Chiropractic focuses on what’s accessible today to help our West Palm Beach back pain patients control
their back pain once the pain is diminished by controlling their
spine-related movements.
CHIROPRACTIC LIFTING TIPS
It would seem that there would be a huge
difference in spine action between picking up a pencil and lifting a crate, but
there is not much difference when discussing how
the low back responds during lifting. Interesting! Researchers
explored how most people pick things up
off the floor – with a hand on a thigh for support – made a difference. They thought
that it would lead to reduced load on the back.
The volunteers lifted two types of things - a pencil and a crate - off
the floor with researchers logging every move and muscle
response. Getting the pencil with a hand on a
thigh for support while bending over decreased the average
peak total stresses by 17 to 25% (depending on the lifting method). Hand
support while lifting the crate reduced the peak total stresses
by 13-19% for one-handed lifting and 14-26% for two-handed lifting. (2) Hand
support while lifting may help the low back. Moses Chiropractic
has some other approaches to limit spinal stress during lifting to control West Palm Beach back pain and its reappearance:
support belts to exercise to spinal manipulation to back school. It’s
a comprehensive treatment plan you will want to embrace!
CONTACT Moses Chiropractic
Listen to the PODCAST
with Dr. Matthew Alexander on the
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
explains the effective, gentle treatment with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management for his patient with spinal stenosis and low back pain.
Make your next West Palm Beach
chiropractic appointment with Moses Chiropractic. Lifting can put stress on the
the low back. Chiropractic care eases the
stress on the lumbar spine for back pain relief. Contact us today!
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