Have you heard? Exercise is good. Soft Health and Healing Clinic bets you
have! Whether we like it or not, we all need to exercise, move, and get
our blood flowing! Brooks chiropractic patients are encouraged
to do some sort of exercise as part of their overall
treatment plan for hip pain as well as any related
Brooks back pain with good reason.
It’s good!
SPECIFIC EXERCISES FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
Since Soft Health and Healing Clinic treats a lot of
musculoskeletal pain like back pain and neck pain and related arm and leg pain,
new research was quite thought-provoking! It
documented the recommendation and use
of exercise for several specific conditions. A list of exercises for
different diseases – musculoskeletal system diseases
like low back pain, hip fracture, osteoarthritis and osteoporosis –
described the preventive and rehabilitative effects for each as
well as the proper intensity and frequency. (1)
Patients with knee osteoarthritis found relief with isolated hip and leg strengthening exercises with
improvement of their knee pain, function and quality of life. (2) Soft Health and Healing Clinic
welcomes patients with knee, back and hip pain to our
chiropractic practice.
HIP PAIN…OR BACK PAIN?
Hip pain issues occur alone. Hip
pain issues may occur along with
low back issues like spinal stenosis. Hip
xrays are not reliable on their own. MRIs are more reliable
for confirming diagnosis. Hip pain may appear similar to lumbar
spinal stenosis. (3) What Soft Health and Healing Clinic carefully checks for
are non-spine related issues like avascular necrosis of the hip and hip
fractures so that those may be managed with other healthcare
practitioners as well. Soft Health and Healing Clinic ensures our
patients get the care they need!
BACK PAIN RELATED HIP PAIN
Patients with non-specific mechanical low
back pain walk differently because of different
pelvic, hip and knee movements. They also have less ability
to extend their hip flexors and abductor muscles. (4) Researchers further explained that low back pain influenced muscles of the
lumbopelvic area. It is a big deal for back pain
sufferers. Alterations in hip muscles may stem from
alterations in the cross-sectional area and volume of muscle. Why is this important? Developing an exercise program to increase hip
muscle function is vital. (5) Surgeons are even noting
value in having patients who choose back surgery do
“prehabilitation” exercises before back surgery as it helped improve
range of motion, leg pain intensity, lumbar spine extensor muscle endurance and
walking capacity…without adverse side effects. (6)
Soft Health and Healing Clinic has treatment programs of exercise blended
with evidence based spinal manipulation and nutrition to prevent
back surgery when feasible as well as56 pre-habilitate
and rehabilitate Brooks back pain patients!
CONTACT Soft Health and Healing Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Matt Alexander on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains
the use of Cox® Technic flexion distraction to ease
the pain of lumbar spinal stenosis.
Schedule a Brooks chiropractic appointment for
your back pain and hip pain. Brooks chiropractic treatment plan
will likely involve some of that exercise you’ve
heard is good! Don’t fret. We’ll work
together to be sure the exercise is good for you.