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Core Strengthening to Relieve Back Pain & Spinal Arthritis

Grant Cooper
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Grant Cooper, MD, is an interventional spine and joint...

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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I tell my patients to remember what the pain feels like while they have it, and use that pain as motivation to continue doing their home exercise program even after the pain is gone.  All too often, people stop doing their home exercises and then a few months or years later, the pain recurs.

 

A home exercise program won't guarantee that the pain will not return, but it certainly increases the odds in your favor. A home exercise program shouldn't take very long to do. Ideally, it will take about 15 or 20 minutes per day and can be done in front of the television if you prefer.  It is a small investment to help keep you healthy well into the future.             

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The breakdown of cartilage in the knee can lead to bony protrusions called spurs and considerable joint pain.

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