CORE STRENGTHENING AND BACK PAIN
As a youngster, Angela Benvenuto had a diving accident which severely damaged her spine. Her vertebrae became compressed in several different places.
“I was writhing in pain for years and it was my chiropractor who suggested yoga would be helpful and when I went to yoga class, it was the first time I was without pain in many years and I became addicted.”
According to recent data presented at the annual meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, yoga and pilates, which are core strengthening exercises, are finding acceptance by doctors as an effective way to treat and perhaps even prevent back pain and lower-extremity injury.
“They’re both very solid conditioning programs which help with strength, stabilization and also flexibility,” says Dr. Lillie Rosenthal, director of physical medicine and rehab at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital.
The basic premise of core strengthening is that the spine needs more than ligaments and joints for support and function. It also needs muscle and muscle control. “The spine really consists of bones, the vertebrae and the disks between but there’s many, many muscular ligament attachments onto that spine, which everybody thinks is just the bones in line and depending on what the muscles and ligaments are doing, it affects the integrity and the alignment of the spine,” explains Dr. Rosenthal.
Abdominal muscles, muscles within the trunk and hips, even the pelvic floor and diaphragm are considered core muscles. “We’re using the abdominal muscles when we strengthen the core. We’re also using the muscles in the lower back to create if you will, an internal corset of strength and stability,” says Dr. Rosenthal.
For Angela, yoga allowed her to become pain free. She became so hooked that she decided to become an instructor. “When you’re working your core, you’re working your breath, you’re working your legs, you’re working your back, you’re working your chest, you’re working every muscle in your body because the core is connected to everything else.”
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Immune Recovery Foundation, LLC
4646 N. Shallowford Rd
Atlanta,
GA
30338
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Atlantis Medical Center PA
1617 Thacker Ave
Jacksonville,
Florida
32207
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Toledo Spine Care Center
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Empowered Doctor
Empowered Doctor
Sterling,
VA
20166
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In Northern Virginia's scenic Loudon County, Dr. Alex McMinn, licensed chiropractor, is easing pain and discomfort in lower backs, shoulders, knees, and hips. As a member of the Potomac Family & Sports Chiropractic Center, his patients come to him from every walk of life to find relief from pain through nutrition, exercise, and chiropractic treatment. Don't live with pain any longer. Dr. Alex McMinn can provide the help you seek.
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Dr. Adrian Marcus
Back & Neck Pain Center of Greenwich, P.C.
100 Melrose Ave # 101
Greenwich,
CT
06830
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Dr. Anthony J. Scatena, DC
Scatena Chiropractic
1019 Majestic Drive Suite 160
Lexington,
Kentucky
40513
Call (888) 355-0063
If you're tired of enduring traditional forms of back pain treatments met with disappointment, then it's time you give a more natural and effective approach a try. Chiropractic care is a course of treatment designed to locate the underlying source of your pain as well as fully correct it, so you can resume functioning as much as you did prior to your condition. At Scatena Chiropractic in Lexington, Kentucky, Dr. Anthony Scatena, DC is a board certified chiropractor who is committed to delivering up to date chiropractic treatment with the sole purpose of putting an end to your pain thoroughly.
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South Coast Spine Center
South Coast Spine Center
180 Otay Lakes Road, Suite 200
San Diego,
CA
91902
Call 619-342-1270
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Progressive Medical Centers of America
Progressive Medical Centers of America
4646 North Shallowford Road
Atlanta,
GA
30338
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University Orthopedics
19 Bradhurst Ave. Ste 1300N
Hawthorne,
NY
10532
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Herniated Disc Center
15 Park Avenue (Btw 34-35th St)
Manhattan,
NY
10016
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MedWell, L.L.C.
MedWell, L.L.C. Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy
33 Central Ave
Midland Park,
NJ
07432
Call (888) 820-2250
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Dr. Empowered Doctor
Empowered Doctor
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Florida
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Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health Care, P.C.
Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health Care, P.C.
156 East Avenue
Norwalk,
CT
06851
Call (203) 242-0165
Want to boost your health? At Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health Care, P.C. of Norwalk, Connecticut, you can find numerous and diverse options to making you feel and look better. Their system of integrative medicine includes holistic, natural and modern medicine to get you back on your feet where you are feeling your best.
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Eric Mintz
Detroit Institute for Spinal Care
5600 W. Maple Road St, A110
West Bloomfield,
MI
48322
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It's hard for people to understand how painful it can be when you suffer from Fibromyalgia. How difficult it can be sometimes just to get out of bed, the aches and pain through the day. Dr. Eric Mintz, DC at Detroit Institute for Spinal Care in West Bloomfield MI does understand, and is committed to helping his Fibromyalgia patients live as full and pain free lives as they possibly can.
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Dr. Travis Rader DC
North Dallas Spine Center
5045 Lorimar Dr. Ste 140
Plano,
Texas
75093
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If you find it exceptionally difficult to cope with agonizing back or neck pain, then it's time to gain the right tools towards getting a better grip on it. The key to achieving this is to undergo a pain management program as customized by Dr. Travis Rader, DC at North Dallas Spine Center in McKinney, Texas. Dr. Rader can benefit you significantly by creating a treatment approach that aims to successfully treat your unique condition and nobody else's.
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Dr. Frank Shallenberger
Nevada Center for Alternative & Anti-Aging Medicine
1231 Country Club Drive
Carson City,
NV
89703
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Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging | Women's Imaging Center
Lawrence Hospital Center | Outpatient Services
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville,
NY
10708
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Nothing is more important in the battle against breast cancer than early detection. No other tool can prepare you for the long battle ahead than knowing your enemy and understanding how your enemy works. The doctors at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, NY, can help Scarsdale residents detect breast cancer through methods such as MRI and CT scans and help overcome it.
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Columbia University Medical Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery
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The Herbert Irving Pavilion,161 Fort Washington Avenue, 6th Floor, Room 620
Manhattan,
NY
10032
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Are you living with Obesity and struggling to lose a hundred pounds or more? Have you tried every diet created and simply are unable to lose the weight? For those who just can not shed off the excess weight, weight loss surgery, also known as Bariatric Surgery, can be a solution to your problem. The team of Board Certified Surgeons at the Center for Obesity Surgery New York Presbyterian Hospital/ Columbia Medical Center can help explain those options to you.
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Dr. Matt Mountain
MUA Pain Management Center of Orlando
132 Benmore Drive
Winter Park,
FL
32792
Call 888-232-8152
Eighty percent of all people suffer from lower back pain some time in their lives. Don't suffer anymore than you have to. At the MUA Pain Management Center of Orlando, serving Deltona, Florida, Dr. Matthew T. Mountain, DC provides effective and expert treatment for back pain.
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Pamela Owens
At The Beach Chiropractic
6934 Beach Drive SW Suite 2
Ocean Isle Beach,
NC
28469
Call 888-890-0649
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