Tonawanda Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief
Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation invites Tonawanda back pain sufferers and neck pain sufferers to walk. Walking is simple and valuable in managing pain. Walks don’t have be crazy long! A walk in the park or around the block works well!
BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT
$200 billion dollars annually go to back pain management. Back pain is a leading and common cause of medical care visits to primary care and emergency settings. Back pain is a top reason for worker compensation, missed work hours, and lost productivity. 90% of back pain is mechanical. 12 to 33% of people are reported to experience back pain at any point in time, making back pain a primary emphasis of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the day-to-day events of life. (1) Back pain is costly and quality of life altering for many.
SPINAL STENOSIS AND WALKING
Walking is a such a day-to-day necessity. One recent study described that back and neck pain were positively and significantly associated with workplace absenteeism mostly triggered by difficulty standing, sitting, and walking. (2) Walking is a critical daily function! Back pain sufferers headed to surgery will do well to improve their walking capacity before surgery. The better the walking capacity before surgery. The greater the walking capacity afterwards. Lumbar spinal stenosis as an underlying issue for back pain reduces walking and quality of life for its sufferers. Lumbar spinal stenosis is the main sign for spinal surgery in older adults, 40% of whom, even after back surgery, still described walking disability. (3) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation urges walking for everyone!
WALK IN A PARK!
Exercise like walking is a simple, straight-forward way to mitigate Tonawanda back pain. Walking in a park may be enticing. Well-designed parks are described to enhance public health. An interview study of peoples’ opinions of what makes parks inviting reported that trees, gardens, open spaces, and water features were highly appreciated. Walking/bike trails, basketball hoops, sports/climbing walls were described as physical activity boosters. Seating, tables, and picnic areas were reported essential for social interaction. (4)
CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Gary Stefanick on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses how he guided a post-back-surgery patient in regaining his quality of life with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Tonawanda chiropractic appointment with Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation today. Ready for a walk?! Hope so!
