Chiropractic Treatment Plan With Cycling for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Pain Relief

Cycling. It’s fun. It’s relaxing. It’s a sport (most!) anyone can enjoy. It’s a way to get relief from spinal stenosis related back pain. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is happy to share an enjoyable exercise option with Carrolltown chiropractic back pain patients for added Carrolltown 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 issues like degenerative disc disease and disc herniation. Many older Carrolltown back pain sufferers are diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis. 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 feels good! Why? Leaning forward flexes the spine and opens the spinal canal space thus easing Carrolltown back pain.

WHY CYCLING

Researchers report that flexion-based training like cycling efficiently reduced back and enhanced 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 outlook on life!

HOW CYCLING HELPS RELIEVE Carrolltown BACK PAIN FROM LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS

For older patients with lumbar spinal stenosis pain that has 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, thinking the bike was too large, believing they didn’t have time to cycle, and not being motivated to participate in cycling. (Sounds like all of us at times! Carrolltown folks just have to schedule time to exercise regardless of how old we are!) 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 easy to use. (1) You never know until you try! Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation urges our Carrolltown chiropractic patients to try new things to help with their Carrolltown back pain relief.

CYCLING HELPS AVOID BACK SURGERY

Something new that many Carrolltown chiropractic patients don’t want to try is back surgery. When the pain is bad, a back surgery seems 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 using a stationary bicycle. They cycle at about 70% of maximal capacity. Almost 50% of the patients got better so much that they did not need spinal surgery. (2) Now that is a benefit Carrolltown lumbar spinal stenosis patients desire!

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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.