Baton Rouge Exercise and Spinal Manipulation Recommended for Older Adult Back Pain

Geriatric back pain patients benefit from combined chiropractic care: spinal manipulation and mobilization plus exercise. That is what new best practices guidelines recommend. Surprised? Of course not! Your Baton Rouge chiropractor takes care of your spine, and you take care of your spine! Together, your Baton Rouge chiropractor and you the Baton Rouge back pain sufferer make a great spine care team. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation is your local Baton Rouge chiropractic care center where Baton Rouge back pain patients meet their Baton Rouge chiropractor to set a treatment plan to relieve pain as well as future back pain prevention plan.

A recent high-level research review reiterates that spinal manipulation is a safe way to relieve back pain in older adults. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation appreciates this verification! How did they do this? The systematic review of all published articles over a 7 year period updated current recommendations. Thirty-seven panelists participated in this best practices guidelinesupdate and review. In the end, they reached agreement on current statements regarding the best practices for chiropractic care of older adults with back pain. They strengthened the current statement about the safety of spinal manipulation for these patients. The panel added two supplementary recommendations that (1) chiropractors should advise exercise to these older adult back pain patients and (2) manipulation and mobilization do more than just reduce pain; they improve overall outcomes of care. (1) Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation agrees! Baton Rouge chiropractic patients frequently look for care to eliminate their back pain. Then, they discover Baton Rouge chiropractic care that goes beyond just back pain relief. Chiropractic incorporation of nutrition, exercise, and wellness care allows them to embrace a healthier way of life.

This chiropractic care starts with back pain relief. The spinal manipulation approach Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation employs is known as Cox Technic. In research studies concerning this approach, it’s published that radiculopathy (leg pain), chronic moderate/severe back pain and recurrent mild back pain (pain than comes and goes) react better to chiropractic Cox Technic than to medical conservative care. This study also documented that chronic/recurrent – back pain that returns several times a year – reacts better to exercise. (2) Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation knows exercise is important to manage back pain and prevent future back pain. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation encourages all our Baton Rouge chiropractic patients to help themselves with exercise.

Schedule your Baton Rouge chiropractic visit with Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation to talk about Baton Rouge back pain relief and prevention in older adults with Baton Rouge chiropractic care and appropriate Baton Rouge exercise. Your Baton Rouge chiropractor and you will work together as well as recommended spinal manipulation and exercise do to safely and effectively ease low back pain.