St Peters Chiropractic Care Urges Exercise for Back Pain Sufferers and Post-Menopausal Women Alike

“I’m 60/65/70/75/80 years old. Do I have to keep exercising?” You sure do! The old saying of “move it or lose it” applies! Exercise is an integral part of the St Peters chiropractic treatment plan at Old Mill Chiropractic. And we know our St Peters chiropractic patients waver on their commitment to exercise. We understand and keep cultivating our patients’ commitment to keep moving. We know that once you realize how amazing you feel with exercise as part of your daily life, you will keep doing it!

EXERCISE FOR POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN

For post-menopausal women exercise is even more valuable. In the latest|a recent study of post-menopausal women with vertebral fractures, spinal pain, back extensor muscle strength, trunk-arm endurance, kyphosis, functional mobility, and quality of life all improve with exercise, particularly a supervised exercise program over a home-based one. (1) Would you agree with Old Mill Chiropractic that if there is supervision, the exercise is more likely to be done and done the right way? We all need a little extra encouragement to do what we should sometimes. Old Mill Chiropractic does that for our St Peters back pain patients!

EXERCISE FOR ALL BACK PAIN SUFFERERS

Regardless of their age, St Peters back pain patients do better with exercise. Reviewers of the exercise-for-back-pain-relief medical literature succumb to the published facts and suggest that patients do exercises they like and are able to do easily. Research’s best-evidence on therapy for chronic low back pain states that spinal manipulation and pain neuroscience education missed with exercise with or without psychological therapy is best. Including the psychological part to exercise seems to deliver better outcomes that last longer. (2) It’s never a bad idea|It never hurts to reach out for help with the emotional aspect of back pain and neck pain. Old Mill Chiropractic appreciates the opportunity to help back pain patients to find the care they want.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Silverman on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who shares how he was able to help a patient who was a devoted intense exerciser whose back pain stopped him. Utilizing gentle Cox® Technic chiropractic care and more gentle exercise helped this patient get out of pain.

Schedule your St Peters chiropractic appointment at Old Mill Chiropractic today. You’re never too old to exercise! No matter your age, moving is huge. With chiropractic care in-office and exercising at-home, you have a sure path to healing and a gratifying quality of life.

authored by Julie Cox-Cid

assessed by Dr. James M. Cox DC DACBR FICC FACO(H) HonDLITT