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    Low Back Pain: Does Resting Help An Aching Back?: To Rest or Not To Rest?

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    Low back pain is common in older adults and bed rest was traditionally recommended but is now questioned. Studies show patients who engaged in usual activities rather than complete bed rest had better outcomes. While brief rest may help relieve spasms, prolonged bed rest is not beneficial and can prolong recovery; staying active is more effective. The sooner a person begins moving again, the faster their recovery will likely be.

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    Low back pain is common in older adults and bed rest was traditionally recommended but is now questioned. Studies show patients who engaged in usual activities rather than complete bed rest had better outcomes. While brief rest may help relieve spasms, prolonged bed rest is not beneficial and can prolong recovery; staying active is more effective. The sooner a person begins moving again, the faster their recovery will likely be.

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    LOW BACK PAIN: DOES RESTING HELP AN

    ACHING BACK?

    Low back pain (LBP) is one of the major health conditions that affects older adults
    aged 60 years or older, resulting in pain and disability and since the early days, bed
    rest has been one of the usual remedies until its recommendations were questioned
    in the 1980s. Issues on whether bed rest is advisable or not in the management of
    low back pain continues up until today..

    To Rest or Not to Rest?


    A common misconception is to completely rest to help resolve the symptoms. This
    is not to say that resting will not help but completely resting it is not going to help
    and in fact will only be prolonging and aggravating your pain. Numerous studies
    on people with low back pain found that better outcomes were seen in those
    recommended fewer days of best rest (Deyo, et al., 1986) and engaged in usual
    physical activities than in those that completely rested (Gilbert et al., 1985).

    Bed rest has been since a recommended treatment of low back pain based mainly
    on the judgement of the doctor and on the notion that disk pressures are minimized
    in this position. However, numerous evidences have tested the effect of
    progressively less bed rest and the continuance of physical activity with no bed rest
    at all demonstrated better outcomes. So although you may need to modify your
    activity during the acute attacks of back pain, you have to avoid bed rest and
    resume normal activity as soon as possible to speed up recovery.

    TREATING YOUR LOWER BACK PAIN: How much bed


    rest is too much?
    Most back pain is uncomplicated and self-limited, so it goes away on its own and
    recovery is expected in a few days or more. Many people would want to stay in
    bed when their back hurts, but evidence shows that prolonged bed rest does not
    improve outcome in terms of pain, disability or functional ability.
    Rest for a brief period. Lying down longer isn’t helpful for
    relieving back pain. You can recover more quickly without
    any bed rest.
    Current studies suggest no bed rest at all or if needed, only brief rest periods of no
    more than 48 hours to relieve spasm. If you’re really in a terrible pain, lying down
    may ease off the ache, but staying active is way more effective. Staying in bed for
    a prolonged period can make your back stiff making your recovery longer.

    The sooner you start moving, the faster you are likely to
    improve.
    While it is important to rest the sore back muscles, it is just as important to not
    allow them to rest for too long. Once spasm has subsided, some simple exercises
    may be performed to facilitate your quickest return to normal.

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    REFERENCES
    Deyo RA, Diehl AK, Rosenthal M. How many days of bed rest for acute low back pain? N Engl
    J Med. 1986;315:1064–70. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] [Ref list]
    Gilbert JR, Taylor SW, Hildebrand A, Evans C. Clinical trial of common treatments for low back
    pain in family practice. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1985;291:791–4. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
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