How to manage chronic low back pain

Chronic low back pain is back pain that has been present for greater than 6 weeks. The most common cause of low back pain for men in their mid life years is degenerative disc disease, which is basically the normal age related change as your discs between the bones in your spine lose their height and their ability to cushion your spine. You’ll often have pain with sitting, bending, or lifting. Unfortunately there is no way to reverse the degeneration that happens to your discs as you age but the good news is often times exercise is a helpful at reliving the pain. According to research, exercise therapy for low back pain provides a reduction in pain relief, improved nutrition to the discs, and improved strength and endurance, while also adding a protective effect of lowering the rate of recurrence. Please reach out today if you’re looking for a healthy way to restore movement and decrease pain with a supervised and individualized exercise program so that you can be more active and move and feel better.

Jeff