Stability ball in the treatment of back pain

Chiropractors from Prince George used the stability ball for treatment of back pain in their clients.  Here are some more results of their study:

The second case involves a 52-year old female office worker. Her complaint on the first visit was recurring bouts of severe pain involving her lower back, upper back and neck. She had recently moved to this area and had been seeing another chiropractor to help control this problem. Her previous chiropractor had recommended a gym ball as a chair at work. This had helped reduce the recurrence of back and neck pain, and also seemed to reduce the severity of the episodes of pain as well.

The patient believes that two traumatic incidents are responsible for her back and neck pain. An auto accident in 1998 was the first injury. The second was a severe fall on the ice in 2000. Following these incidents she suffered back and neck pain. Chiropractic care included manipulation and exercise. This helped, but the pain would return after a short period of time. The gym ball was introduced in an attempt to improve the treatment results.

At the time of her first visit to our office, she had been using the ball as a chair at work for about one year and felt that it was helping. She was examined and treated for several joint fixations and advised to continue sitting on the gym ball at work. Over the course of time, gym ball exercises were added to the treatment regime. In the past four years, her treatment history shows a reduction in patient visits from 17 in 2002 to 4 in 2005.

Due to pressure from within her workplace, the patient has tried to return to a regular office chair on several occasions. Each time there has been an exacerbation of her symptoms, which were relieved by her returning to sitting on the gym ball and more frequent visits to the chiropractor.

For this patient, a combination of chiropractic care, gym ball exercise and the use of a gym ball as a chair at work have contributed to a significant reduction in symptoms of low back pain and reduced frequency of office visits. She has had not only a significant reduction in episodes of back pain but also a reduction in the severity of the episodes.

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Catherine D'Aoust at GAIA Adventures, Kinesiologist, Workshops
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