OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Finds Back Belts Helpful While Patients Heal
“Would a back belt help me?” That’s a common question OrthoIllinois Chiropractic hears from McHenry chiropractic patients and others in McHenry who feel pain from back pain and/or leg pain. Wearing McHenry back supports has been controversial in the medical literature, and opinion fluctuates even from healthcare provider to healthcare provider. The recent literature on wearing back supports suggests that there is value and advantage to [[wearing}using]10] one for many when they have back pain. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic works with each individual McHenry back pain sufferer to discover the answer to the back support question as it relates to his/her particular situation.
BACK BRACES AND MUSCLE TONE
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic has heard the concern that back supports may weaken muscles. However, current research suggests that wearing a back brace doesn’t 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
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic promotes activity while healing along with rest as necessary. Long gone are the days of passive bedrest for most McHenry back pain patients to heal which is why OrthoIllinois Chiropractic encourages gentle, tolerable movement to patients even though they may be worried about moving and evoking pain. That is where back belts become useful. Wearing a lumbar belt improves the functional status, pain level and pain medication use. (3) Back braces reduced 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 experience 30% less pain. (5) A soft lumbosacral support is more effective than a rigid one for posture control and pain control. (6) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic likes support belts that are comfortable and supportive.
BACK BRACES HELP STENOSIS PAIN
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic treats many McHenry stenosis patients every day! Spinal stenosis produces back pain and occasionally other problems for which a back support is valuable. Having spinal stenosis patients with intermittent claudication wear a low back brace showed reduced lordosis (spine curvature) and meaningful improvement in walking distance of at least 30% improvement in 82% of the patients. (7) 30% is a good clinical outcome! Medicine finds that 30% improvement makes an intervention worthwhile to use. (8) Back braces may be helpers for McHenry back pain patients!
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Schedule a McHenry chiropractic appointment at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic today. Together, OrthoIllinois Chiropractic and you will answer the question of whether you should wear a back support while healing from McHenry back pain.
