More Exercise Eases Lower Back Pain

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A University of Alberta study of 240 men and women with chronic lower-back pain showed that those who exercised four days a week had a better quality of life, 28 per cent less pain and 36 per cent less disability. Those who hit the gym only two or three days a week did not show the same level of change.

"While it could be assumed that someone with back pain should not be exercising frequently, our findings show that working with weights four days a week provides the greatest amount of pain relief and quality of life," said Robert Kell, lead author of the study and an assistant professor of exercise physiology at the University of Alberta, Augustana Campus.

Kell presented some of the findings May 30 2009 at the American College of Sports Medicine conference in Seattle, Wash.

In the study, groups of 60 men and women with chronically sore lower backs each exercised with weights in two, three or four-day weekly programs, or not at all. Their progress was measured over 16 weeks. The level of pain decreased by 28 per cent in programs that included exercise four days a week, by 18 per cent three days a week and by 14 per cent two days a week. The quality of life, defined as general physical and mental well-being, rose by 28 per cent, 22 per cent and 16 per cent respectively.

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If you exercise regularly but your back pain is making it hard to complete, then do not give up - because exercise is one of the best things for you.

Certainly avoid or modify the exercises that cause or aggravate your pain.

You can also try less strenuous exercises, such as exercises in water, including swimming, which will take the strain off your back.

Once your pain subsides you may be able to resume your normal exercises again.

[Chriswa]

If you want to continue to exercise through an injury, swimming really is the best way to go Its got the least impact on your joints and burns a lot of calories.

[anjana agrawal]

Hi all,
In my experience exercise is a good way if anybody wants to get relief from back pain. Actually I also had pain in my back and due to this, I suffered a lot. I shared my problem with my friends and relatives that ever they have any solution that may be beneficial for me and one of my friends suggests me for back chairs as he has experienced better results. After his suggestion, I bought back chair and started regular exercise on these. After sometime, I felt that my back pain has been totally resolved. Now I feel better because I have perfect solution of my back pain.

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