In fact, high activity levels were associated with a fifty percent reduction in colon cancer. So, too with Type-2 diabetes. Researchers at the Cooper Institute in Texas found, after adjusting for a variety of factors, that men who reported being physically inactive had an adjusted risk for mortality that was 1.7 fold higher than that in men who reported being physically active. They strongly encourage men with Type-2 diabetes to participate in regular physical exercise. Back pain is ranked second only to headaches as the most frequent cause of pain, and represents a major source of debilitation and discomfort for our population, which gets worse as we age.
Back pain has many causes and is complex to treat.
Recent research on the effects of medical versus chiropractic treatment indicates that whatever the treatment, exercise appears to be the best means of preventing and treating back problems. As testimonial to this, Mr. Robert Gruber, SIRA member and a strong proponent of exercise writes . . . In 1945, at the age of 37, my back degenerated so badly I could hardly get out of bed in the morning. I went to Cleveland Clinic for a thorough examination. They said, you have had a desk job for years.