Special exercises ease back pain

Exercises for specific muscles that stabilise the spine may help reduce chronic lower back pain. Motor control exercises are a relatively new way of managing lower back pain. They focus on teaching patients to control specific deeper muscles in the back and abdomen that move and support the spine. Researchers from Australia pooled the results of 14 studies and found that motor control exercises helped ease lower back pain in the short- and longer-term, and reduced the risk of patients' having disability 1 year or longer after treatment. Motor control exercises were found to be better than minimal therapy for lower back pain, and they brought extra relief when added to other therapies - such as standard physical therapy or general exercise. Motor control exercises are not as simple as taking a walk or going to the gym, however. People with persistent low back pain should see a physical therapist, who is trained for this. The researchers were not clear why the exercises were helpful for lower back pain. But there is evidence that in some people with persistent back trouble, specific muscles that help control the spine are not working properly, and motor control exercises may address the underlying problem.

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