Back pain relief
A study of more than 100 adults with chronic lower back pain looked
at the relative benefits of yoga, conventional therapeutic exercise,
and the instructions from a popular back pain book.
Those who took weekly yoga classes for 12 weeks experienced the
greatest decrease in the need for pain medication, and the biggest
increase in function.
Viniyoga, Physical Therapy, and The Back Pain Handbook
The study participants were between 20 and 64 years of age, mostly
women in their 40s, and suffered from chronic back pain. One group
took classes in viniyoga, an easy to learn style of yoga that
emphasizes safety.
The second group attended therapeutic exercise classes taught by a
physical therapist. The third group was instructed to read a copy of
The Back Pain Helpbook.
78 Percent Improved
78 percent of the group taking yoga classes improved by at least two
points on the Roland Disability Scale, which assesses how easily
people can perform daily. 63 percent who took the exercise class
experienced an improvement of at least a two points, as did 47
percent of those who read the book.
Use of Pain Medication Dropped by Almost Two-Thirds
In addition, by the end of the study, only 21 percent in the yoga
class were taking pain medication, down from close to 60 percent at
the start. Use of pain medication in the exercise group dropped to
some extent, but the number of those who read the book using pain
medication increased from 50 percent to 59 percent.
Yoga may be effective in helping with back pain by making people more
aware of how they move their bodies. However, a larger study may be
needed before yoga can be said to be better than other therapies for
this purpose.
Correction of Sublaxation
With a spinal adjustment your doctor of chiropractic will correct or
relieve your vertebral subluxation complex. Remember, the
chiropractic purpose is to relieve spinal pressure on all your
nerves, including those that go to the digestive system.
Water
Along with spinal health it has been discovered that drinking water
(about 8 oz. an hour) can correct many digestive problems, including
ulcers, constipation, colitis and dyspepsia and that most people are
dehydrated and don't know it.
Research
As early as 1921, it was discovered that spinal abnormalities could
cause stomach, esophagus, duodemum and intestinal disorders. Later
87% of a group of adolescents suffering from duodenal and/or gastric
ulcer were found to have "pelvic distortion" and "blockage" in the
spine.
Spinal care has helped those with dysphagia (difficult swallowing)
and "abdominal nausea." The famous researcher Maigne has written
relief of interference of the nervous system helps digestive pains
and "pseudo-ulcers," others find spinal adjustments help "dyspepsia
and epigastric distress."
In one fascinating study scientists surgically created an artificial
vertebral subluxation in rabbits; within 2 ½ minutes there were
changes in the stomach and duodenum. "These changes could make the
upper gastrointestinal tract vulnerable to disease and dysfunction."
Of 100 people with stomach and duodenal ulcers, 86 had spinal
abnormalities of the area that supplied the stomach with nerve
fibers. Spinal misalignments produce disease by irritating the nerves
that supply various organs and correction of the spinal problem
relieved stomach ulcers, gastritis, colitis and spastic constipation,
according to others.
The job of a chiropractor is to ensure that the stomach and the rest
of the digestive system are receiving an unobstructed nerve supply.
In Conclusion
The digestive system can weaken, work improperly, and fall prey to a
multitude of diseases. The job of the chiropractor is to ensure that
the stomach and the rest of the digestive system (as well as all the
other organs of the body) are receiving an unobstructed nerve supply.
This promotes body harmony, enhanced ability to cope with stress and
improved resistance to disease. Remember, if the nerves are impinged
upon by vertebral subluxations, no amount of drugs will relieve the
pressure. A chiropractic spinal adjustment is what your body needs.
Postscript: You can always benefit from a healthy spine no matter
what disease or condition you have. It is as important for healing as
proper nutrition. A doctor of chiropractic will remove your spinal
nerve stress (vertebral subluxation complex) to help you better tune
in to your natural innate healing ability (your internal healer) for
better physical, mental and emotional healing. That is the goal of
your doctor of chiropractic: to strengthen your inner healing
ability. Are you, your family, your friends carrying the silent
killer; the vertebral subluxation complex, in your spines? Only a
chiropractic spinal checkup can tell.
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