Controversy. There is always
controversy in medicine. Controversy can also push medicine toward
clarity. Such is the case of flexed lifting
and its impact on your spine. Your Manchester chiropractor
cautions Manchester back pain patients to cautiously
bend, lift and twist as these create low back pain for
many. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries still does. New studies describe
more about the effects of flexion and lifting on the spine and its experience
of back pain.
FLEXION LIFTING: NO INFLUENCE
The latest research study examined
several studies about the impact lumbar spine
flexion has and its impact
on low back pain onset/persistence. Researchers discovered that
lumbar spine flexion lifting was not a determining factor
for people with and without low back pain. These investigations weren’t specific as to categories of people. They looked at
two kinds of people: those with and those without back pain. (1)
Other studies looked at specific types
of people.
FLEXION LIFTING: INFLUENTIAL FOR WORKERS
Researchers concluded that the result
of forward bending on low back pain is determined by on the kind
of job, gender and other such specific factors of workers.
They noticed that construction workers’ experience of low back pain
wasn’t influenced by the amount of
time they spent bending forward. They found that
healthcare workers’ experience of low back pain was affected by
the angle of forward bending (more than or equal to 30 degrees triggered
low back pain while over 60 degree did not). (2) Warehouse
workers’ experience of low back pain is affected by their
lifting capacity and psychosocial work environment. Researchers questioned workers via text about their low back
pain, mental stress, and bodily fatigue over the course of 3 weeks and again
at one year. They anticipated that a
better design of the work week (work days vs rest days) and a set
reasonable maximum lifting threshold per day will assist in preventing low back pain and lessen stress. (3) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
works to make sure our work environment is stress-less and low-back-pain-diminishing
for everyone, our staff and our Manchester chiropractic patients alike!
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
Listen to this PODCAST
by Dr. Victor Shu on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. He shares
how The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management managed
relief of low back pain for a
construction worker whose job surely strains
his spine!
Schedule a back-pain-relieving Manchester
chiropractic care appointment with Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries. Controversy aside, low back
pain due to work environments that demand
flexion bending and lifting can be well-managed at
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries.
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