Old Mill Chiropractic Finds Back Belts Helpful While Patients Heal
“Would a back belt help me?” That’s a common question Old Mill Chiropractic hears from St Peters chiropractic patients and others in St Peters who suffer with back pain and/or leg pain. Wearing St Peters back supports has been deliberated in the medical literature, and opinion fluctuates even from healthcare provider to healthcare provider. The present literature on using back supports suggests that it is worthwhile and beneficial to use one for many when they experience back pain. Old Mill Chiropractic consults with each individual St Peters back pain sufferer to discover the answer to the back support question as it concerns his/her particular situation.
BACK BRACES AND MUSCLE TONE
Old Mill Chiropractic has heard the worry that back supports may weaken muscles. However, current research alludes that using a back brace does not decisively cause muscle weakness. (1) Elastic lumbar belts increased muscle strengthening, flexibility of lower extremities, flexion, and activities of daily living as well as reduced pain for low back pain patients. (2)
BACK SUPPORTS AND CONFIDENCE IN DAILY ACTIVITY
Old Mill Chiropractic encourages activity while healing along with rest as needed. Long gone are the days of passive bedrest for most St Peters back pain patients to recover which is why Old Mill Chiropractic suggests gentle, tolerable activity to patients even though they may be concerned about moving and evoking pain. That’s where back belts become useful. Wearing a lumbar belt improves the functional status, pain level and pain medication use. (3) Back braces decreased pain and fear of pain in back pain patients. (4) Wearing a rigid back brace for three months aided 79% of patients with chronic low back pain discover 30% reduction in pain. (5) A soft lumbosacral support is more effective than a rigid one for posture control and pain control. (6) Old Mill Chiropractic likes support belts that are comfortable and supportive.
BACK BRACES HELP STENOSIS PAIN
Old Mill Chiropractic treats many St Peters stenosis patients every day! Spinal stenosis produces back pain and sometimes other issues for which a back support is valuable. Having spinal stenosis patients with intermittent claudication wear a low back brace produced reduced lordosis (spine curvature) and meaningful improvement in walking distance of at least 30% improvement in 82% of the patients. (7) 30% is a respectable clinical outcome! Medicine says that 30% improvement makes an intervention worthwhile to use. (8) Back braces may be friends for St Peters back pain patients!
CONTACT Old Mill Chiropractic
Schedule a St Peters chiropractic appointment at Old Mill Chiropractic today. Together, Old Mill Chiropractic and you will discover the answer to the question of whether you should wear a back support while healing from St Peters back pain.
