Effective Elgin Back Pain Exercise: Bird Dog
Exercise for back pain: a common recommendation with good reason. Connected Chiropractic individualizes the most appropriate back pain exercises for each Elgin back pain sufferer visiting Connected Chiropractic to maximize back pain relief, boost the supporting muscles like the erector spinae and multifidus, and recoup function. Connected Chiropractic also tries to find exercises that are easy, effective in multiple ways like the “bird dog” move!
INDIVIDUALIZED EXERCISE BASED ON YOUR SPINE
Chronic low back pain patients are not created equally. There are numerous factors that impact their back pain state. Each chronic low back pain sufferer must be evaluated individually as your Elgin chiropractor strives to do. It’s well-known that back muscle function differs from a chronic low back pain sufferer to another. Differences can be found from a thorough examination which Connected Chiropractic is quite good at! The exam discoveries help shape an individual treatment plan with individualized exercise recommendations. (1) Know with confidence that you are an individual at Connected Chiropractic!
WHICH EXERCISE FOR WHICH MUSCLE?
Exercise is a regular prescription for back pain patients…and with good reason. Muscles support the body and spine. A review of published research on the effectiveness of exercise found that exercise was likely effective for chronic low back pain compared to no treatment, placebo, advice or education alone, electrotherapy, or usual care. Its effect was limited for function, but it improved pain and functional limitations outcomes. (2) Connected Chiropractic thinks our Elgin chiropractic patients would be in agreement that benefits of any type like this for a condition that is reportedly the top cause of disability around the world for the past three decades or so, costing much in direct healthcare expense and lost productivity, are valuable to seek with some exercise. Start with one exercise (like the following one!) and build up to the basic 10 for back pain.
ONE SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE EXERCISE: BIRD DOG
Erector spinae and multifidi muscles often grow weak with back pain yet are so critical for stability. Bird-dog (aka quadruped opposite arm/leg) is a 3-way effective exercise: toning the erector spinae and strengthening both the core and the multifidus. Start this by getting on hands and knees, stretching the left leg and right arm out parallel to the floor. Hold this for a couple seconds and repeat on the other side. Perform this 10 times on each side. (3,4) Have a chat with Connected Chiropractic before starting any exercise though to be sure it’s the right one for you!
CONTACT Connected Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Martin Fleming on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he details the treatment plan and outcome for a patient with low back and leg pain following The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Elgin chiropractic appointment today. We will unite back pain and exercise together in a reasonable way just for you and your back pain relief goal.
