If you’ve tried everything to help manage lower back pain but nothing so far has worked, you might be wondering if there is a single best activity you can do that could help. While activities that target your core, or abdominal muscles, are often touted as some of the best for lower back support, there are a few key reasons why these aren’t necessarily solving the root issue: weakened lumbar muscles.
Here, the team at Converge Medical Technology explains rehab techniques to target those lumbar muscles, and takes a deeper dive into why traditional solutions like crunches and sit-ups often don’t improve chronic lower back pain.
Why Targeted Lumbar Rehab Is Key for Back Pain
The lumbar spine is supported by a group of deep muscles that stabilize and move the lower back. When these muscles are weak or underactive, it can lead to poor posture and chronic pain. Thus, the best activity for lower back pain will target and isolate those deep lumbar muscles so that they can be built up over time and will be able to provide adequate spinal support again. This, in turn, also corrects poor posture which can play a role in a cycle of chronic pain.
So how do you isolate these muscles? The key is to use a device like the MedX Lumbar Extension Device, which stabilizes the pelvis and ensures that the lumbar muscles are doing the “work” involved in each repetition. This way, other muscle groups are not able to take over and do the work for the weakened lumbar muscles, which often is the case with traditional core workouts.
Why Crunches and Other Activities Fall Short
As noted above, the main downfall with traditional solutions for back pain like crunches, sit-ups, planks and other core workouts is that they do not necessarily isolate lumbar muscles. Thus, other stronger muscle groups can step in to pull the weight, so to speak, of the weakened spinal support muscles, which doesn’t solve the underlying issue. In fact, this can eventually create more problems, as those other muscles can become strained or tightened because they are doing work that they are not optimized to do.
Because MedX specifically targets the muscles that many traditional solutions miss, it’s widely regarded as the most effective single rehab treatment for back pain management. Whether you’ve tried physical therapy, stretching routines or conventional back rehab without lasting relief, you could see a notable improvement with MedX, which provides a focused, scientifically supported approach that addresses the root cause of lumbar weakness.
How to Get Started with MedX
If you are struggling with lower back pain despite having tried seemingly everything, the at-home MedX device could be the solution you’ve been looking for. To get started, talk to your doctor about MedX. In some cases, MedX may be covered by insurance, and the device can be delivered directly to your home for your convenience.
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