Buffalo, NY Exercise and Spinal Manipulation Recommended for Older Adult Back Pain

Older back pain patients benefit from combined chiropractic care: spinal manipulation and mobilization plus exercise. That’s what new best practices guidelines recommend. Shocked? Of course not! Your Buffalo, NY chiropractor treats your spine, and you take care of your spine! Together, your Buffalo, NY chiropractor and you the Buffalo, NY back pain sufferer make a great spine care team. Disc Centers Of America is your local Buffalo, NY chiropractic care center where Buffalo, NY back pain patients meet their Buffalo, NY chiropractor to design a treatment plan to relieve pain as well as future back pain prevention plan.

A recent high-level research review reaffirms that spinal manipulation is safe for older adults suffering with back pain. Disc Centers Of America values this confirmation! How did they do this? Researchers reviewed all published articles from 7 years to update current recommendations. Thirty-seven panelists participated in this best practices guidelinesreview and update. In the end, they agreed on current statements about 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 notes of advice that (1) chiropractors should advise exercise to back pain patients who are older and (2) manipulation and mobilization influence general positive outcomes not just for pain reduction. (1) Disc Centers Of America concurs! Buffalo, NY chiropractic patients often seek care to eliminate their back pain. Then, they find Buffalo, NY chiropractic care that does more than just back pain relief. Chiropractic incorporation of nutrition, exercise, and wellness care encourages them to welcome a healthier approach to life.

This chiropractic care starts with back pain relief. The spinal manipulation approach Disc Centers Of America applies is known as Cox Technic. In research studies regarding this approach, it’s known that radiculopathy (leg pain), chronic moderate/severe back pain and recurrent mild back pain (pain than comes and goes) react more favorably to chiropractic Cox Technic than to medical conservative care. This study also demonstrated that chronic/recurrent – back pain that recurs several times a year – reacts better to exercise. (2) Disc Centers Of America knows exercise is crucial to manage back pain and prevent future back pain. Disc Centers Of America urges all our Buffalo, NY chiropractic patients to help themselves with exercise.

Schedule your Buffalo, NY chiropractic appointment with Disc Centers Of America to talk about Buffalo, NY back pain relief and prevention in older adults with Buffalo, NY chiropractic care and appropriate Buffalo, NY exercise. Your Buffalo, NY chiropractor and you will act as a team as well as recommended spinal manipulation and exercise do to safely and successfully reduce low back pain.