No Exercise Often Increases Risk of More La Grande Pain & Disease Progression

Do something. Move. Walk. Stretch. Pain sufferers benefit when they do something. No exercising is a risk for deteriorating pain, both pain in the body and pain in the mind in the form of depression. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC sees many La Grande back pain patients in pain who also deal with depression. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC also knows that when our La Grande chiropractic patients do something, they get better in body and mind.

NO EXERCISE RAISES RISK OF STENOSIS PROGRESSION

Spinal stenosis is a common diagnosis. It’s the decrease of the spinal canal area because of degeneration. A recent study reported that risk of spinal stenosis progression is higher for those who had spondylolisthesis, had pain (in leg and/or back) when walking, and more severe stenosis. The absence of therapeutic exercise was also found to a risk factor for the progression of spinal stenosis. (1) Back pain sufferers like those with spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis need exercise! Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC helps each of our chiropractic patients find what exercise is right for them.

EXERCISE IMPROVES FUNCTION

Nonspecific low back pain sufferers enhanced their functional disability status more with stabilization and/or McKenzie exercises than with conventional exercise programs. (2) Notice though that exercise did help, conventional or not!

EXERCISE IMPROVES DEPRESSION

For many back pain sufferers with specific or non-specific back pain, chronic or not, may well find themselves a little sad when their back pain hangs around longer than desired. It is not unusual. Again, exercise helps! Another study showed that exercise (low dose or moderate-dose strength and conditioning) helped reduce depressive symptoms in adults with chronic low back pain. Combining exercise and manual therapy was a bonus! (3) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC brings in as many beneficial approaches to back pain relief as possible to help our La Grande back pain patients! The Cox® Technic System of Spine Pain Management is one of those approaches.

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Schedule a La Grande chiropractic visit for your back pain relief. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC does something to help. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC incorporates chiropractic spinal manipulation and exercise as part of its treatment plan for back pain sufferers. We know that when our back pain patients do something - walk, stretch or move - they find themselves feeling better!