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In addition to the many of lumbar pain sufferers in the United States or Canada, there is also a huge percentage of the population that is diagnosed as overweight. Is there a correlation between the two? Maybe, maybe not. But, for those individuals who are suffering from chronic lumbar pain conditions and have been clinically diagnosed as overweight, it is a certainty that weight management may play an important role in their future health.

It is important to inform the obese chronic low back pain patient that has successfully undergone non-surgical lumbar decompression therapy that they should strive for a healthy weight. Excess bodyweight that creates unnecessary stress on a previously injured intervertebral disc is likely to magnify the patient’s back injury in the future. Fortunately, weight management is a lifestyle change that can be successfully integrated with the proper education, counseling, and follow up.

Weight management is explained as the alteration of daily caloric intake versus energy usage with the goal of achieving and maintaining a satisfactory bodyweight. Depending on the patient’s lifestyle and/or career, he or she may have to drastically lower their daily caloric intake in order to achieve a healthy weight. Weight management is a science, but with the proper caloric ingestion formula a patient can make the necessary modifications to his/her diet and activity level to obtain and maintain a healthy bodyweight.

How is the proper caloric ingestion equation produced? The calculations are as abundant as the number of dieting experts and the number of dieting books being published on the subject. However, the majority of doctors begin the process by evaluating the patient’s bodyweight and height. This will determine the patient’s overall overweight/underweight condition. This process is defined as the Body Mass Index (BMI). Another factor taken into consideration, along with daily activity levels, is the fact that a patient’s bodyweight and shape can also be influenced by genetics. Metabolic rate, in several cases, is an example of a genetic factor that is taken into consideration when calculating the proper daily caloric intake for an patient.

With the Body Mass Index (BMI) and other factors, physicians are able to produce their caloric intake recommendations.

In conclusion, a patient who is overweight and is suffering from a chronic upper back pain condition should maintain their caloric intake at a level recommended by their physician in order to lower any excess pressure to the spine. Neglecting bodyweight management recommendations could hinder the body’s response to therapy and may aggravate a previous back injury in the future.

If you are suffering from a chronic upper back pain condition and are located in Canada or the United States, simply visit the DRX9000 spinal decompression information page to learn more about non-surgical spinal decompression therapy.

This data is not intended nor should be used as a substitute for professional medical advice. Consult your doctor before considering any medical treatment method available.