Chiropractic Treatment Plan With Cycling for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Pain Relief
Cycling. It’s fun. It is relaxing. It’s a sport all ages can enjoy. It’s a way to get relief from spinal stenosis related back pain. Chiropractic Solutions is happy to share an gratifying exercise option with San Jose chiropractic back pain patients for more San Jose 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 stems from issues like degenerative disc disease and disc herniation. Many older San Jose 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 becomes a joy just to lean forward over the grocery cart as it feels good! Why? Leaning forward flexes the spine and opens the spinal canal space thus reducing San Jose back pain.
WHY CYCLING
Researchers document that flexion-based training like cycling effectively reduced back and improved 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 San Jose 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 frightened 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 being motivated to participate in cycling. (Sounds like all of us at times! San Jose folks do need to schedule time to exercise regardless of our age!) Those who let go of those issues and cycled were pleased with their clinical improvement (reduced leg pain and disability) and realized that the bicycle was not bad at all. (1) You never know until you try! Chiropractic Solutions encourages our San Jose chiropractic patients to try novel things to assist with their San Jose back pain relief.
CYCLING HELPS AVOID BACK SURGERY
Something new that many San Jose chiropractic patients do not want to try is back surgery. When the pain is bad, a back surgery may appear like an answer. In a study done at a spine surgery center, patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and low back pain do a 4 months’ training program riding a stationary bicycle. They cycle at about 70% of maximal capacity. Almost half of the patients improved so much that they did not require spinal surgery. (2) Now that is an advantage San Jose lumbar spinal stenosis patients want!
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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.
