Chiropractic Treatment Plan With Cycling for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Pain Relief
Cycling. It is fun. It is calming. It’s a sport (most!) anyone can enjoy. It is a method to get relief from spinal stenosis related back pain. Aurora Chiropractic Center is happy to share an enjoyable exercise option with Juneau chiropractic back pain patients for more Juneau back pain relief.
WHAT IS LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS
Lumbar spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal area in the low back. Such narrowing results from spinal conditions like degenerative disc disease and disc herniation. Many older Juneau back pain sufferers are diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis. As we get older, our discs lose nutrition and height - more so for some of us than others - which leads to that narrowing. Going to the grocery store turns out to be a joy just to lean forward over the grocery cart as it feels good! Why? Leaning forward flexes the spine and widens the spinal canal space thereby reducing Juneau back pain.
WHY CYCLING
Researchers report that flexion-based training like cycling effectively reduced back and enhanced function and quality of life in older people with chronic low back pain. (1) Just getting oxygen flowing is a good thing to improve anyone’s view of life!
HOW CYCLING HELPS RELIEVE Juneau BACK PAIN FROM LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS
For older patients with lumbar spinal stenosis pain that’s continued for years, an improved quality of life is welcome! One study explored how cycling affected older back pain patients. Their average age was 70.9 years. Some were uneasy of cycling due to fear of pain and fatigue, feeling the bike was too big, feeling they didn’t have time to cycle, and not really wanting to participate in cycling. (Sounds like all of us at times! Juneau folks just have to schedule time to exercise regardless of how old we are!) Those who got over those concerns and cycled were pleasantly satisfied with their clinical improvement (reduced leg pain and disability) and discovered that the bicycle was simple. (1) You never know until you try! Aurora Chiropractic Center encourages our Juneau chiropractic patients to attempt new things to help with their Juneau back pain relief.
CYCLING HELPS AVOID BACK SURGERY
Something new that many Juneau chiropractic patients don’t fancy trying is back surgery. When the pain is bad, a back surgery may appear like a solution. In a study done at a spine surgery center, patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and low back pain undergo a 4 months’ training program using a stationary bicycle. They cycle at about 70% of maximal capacity. Nearly half of the patients got better so much that they did not need spinal surgery. (2) Now that is a benefit Juneau lumbar spinal stenosis patients desire!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding sharing a case of lumbar spinal stenosis helped with Cox Technic spinal manipulation on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson.
