Chiropractic Treatment Plan With Cycling for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Pain Relief

Cycling. It is fun. It is calming. It is a sport all ages can enjoy. It’s a method to get relief from spinal stenosis related back pain. Connected Chiropractic is glad to share an enjoyable exercise option with Elgin chiropractic back pain patients for more Elgin 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. In older folks, lumbar spinal stenosis is common. As we age, our discs lose nutrition and height - more so for some of us than others - which leads to that narrowing. Grocery shopping becomes a delight just to lean forward over the grocery cart as it relieves pain! Why? Leaning forward flexes the spine and widens the spinal canal space thus easing Elgin back pain.

WHY CYCLING

Researchers find 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) Improving the oxygen flow is a good thing to improve anyone’s view of life!

HOW CYCLING HELPS RELIEVE Elgin BACK PAIN FROM LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS

For older patients with lumbar spinal stenosis pain that’s lasted 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, thinking the bike was too large, believing they didn’t have time to cycle, and not being motivated to do it. (Sounds like all of us sometimes! Elgin folks just have to schedule time to exercise no matter our age!) Those who let go of those concerns and cycled were pleasantly satisfied 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! Connected Chiropractic urges our Elgin chiropractic patients to attempt novel things to help with their Elgin back pain relief.

CYCLING HELPS AVOID BACK SURGERY

Something new that many Elgin chiropractic patients do not want to try is back surgery. When the pain is really uncomfortable, a back surgery sounds 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 improved so much that they did not require spinal surgery. (2) Now that is an advantage Elgin lumbar spinal stenosis patients want!

CONTACT Connected Chiropractic

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding talking about a patient with  lumbar spinal stenosis helped with Cox Technic spinal manipulation on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson.