Posts Tagged ‘Low Back Pain’
Early Chiropractic Care Reduces Opioid Use for Patients with Low Back Pain
A review of insurance claims for around 41,000 adults with back pain revealed that those who sought chiropractic care initially were 12% less likely to receive a subsequent opioid prescription and 46% less likely to use opioids in the long term. Because only 6% of the patients in this study sought chiropractic care first, the…
Read MoreMonthly Pain Update – September 2022
Chiropractic Management of Low Back Pain The approach a doctor of chiropractic will take to manage low back pain will differ depending if the injury is new (acute), recent (subacute), or has persisted for three months or longer (chronic). Though some management tools overlap between each group, each stage of injury includes unique challenges that…
Read MoreMultimodal Approach Best for Chronic Low Back Pain
Among a group of 69 adults with chronic low back pain, those who received a multimodal treatment plan that included manual therapies, specific exercises, and patient education—an approach often used by doctors of chiropractic—experienced greater improvements in pain and disability than participants provided with only patient education or patient education combined with manual therapy. Physiotherapy…
Read MoreLow Back Pain in Working Adults
Questionnaires completed by working-age adults not currently under care for low back pain revealed that 46.5% currently had some degree of low back pain and 72.3% presently experienced some level of low back-related disability. The findings reveal that many non-careseeking workers have low back pain and/or disability, which suggests that some level of pain and…
Read MoreMonthly Pain Update – August 2022
Chiropractic Care for the Aging Back Functional loss is a term used to describe the inability to carry out necessary activities of daily living such as bathing, getting dressed, getting out of bed, standing up, walking, using the bathroom, and eating. According to experts, spinal pain is a leading cause of functional loss, especially among…
Read MoreProlonged Sitting at Work Affects the Spine
Assessments of office workers revealed that at the end of an eight-hour workday, participants had experienced a significant reduction in both standing and sitting height, along with an increase in spinal pain. The findings highlight the importance of breaking up prolonged sitting time with frequent breaks to stretch or walk. International Journal of Occupational Safety…
Read MoreMonthly Pain Update – June 2022
Hip Stretching and Core Strengthening for Low Back Pain When it comes to the low back pain patient, it’s common for the muscles that attach to the hip and pelvis (hamstrings, psoas, piriformis, and tensor fasciae latae) to be overly active or tight, while at the same time, the core muscles are deconditioned and weak.…
Read MoreMonthly Pain Updates – March 2022
Low back pain (LBP) is a very common condition that many attempt to self-manage prior to seeking treatment at their local chiropractic office. One approach that an individual with LBP may reach for, especially if it helps keep them working, is a low back belt or brace. A 2008 systematic review concluded that lumbar belt…
Read MoreMonthly Pain Updates – February 2022
Low Back Pain Myofascial Release for Low Back Pain Through their initial chiropractic college instruction, as well as continuing education and post-graduate training/certification, doctors of chiropractic are equipped with a variety of techniques and therapies to manage musculoskeletal conditions, including low back pain (LBP). Studies have found that a common contributory cause of LBP is…
Read MoreMonthly Pain Updates – January 2022
Low Back Pain Chiropractic Care for the Post-Lumbar Fusion Patient Between 1993 and 2013, the number of lumbar fusion surgeries for low back pain and related spinal conditions increased significantly from 61,000 per year to 450,000 per year! Unfortunately, up to 61% of patients who undergo back surgery will continue to experience chronic low back…
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