Augusta Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief
Lombardy Chiropractic Clinic invites Augusta back pain sufferers and neck pain sufferers to walk. Walking is easy and valuable in managing pain. Walks don’t have be crazy long! A walk in the park or around the neighborhood works wonders!
BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT
$200 billion dollars a year go to back pain management. Back pain is a leading and common reason of medical care visits to primary care and emergency settings. Back pain is the most common cause for worker compensation, lost work hours, and lost productivity. 90% of back pain is mechanical. 12 to 33% of people are stated to have had back pain at any point in time, making back pain a primary emphasis of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the daily workings of life. (1) Back pain is costly and daily-life-limiting for many.
SPINAL STENOSIS AND WALKING
Walking is a such a day-to-day requirement. One recent study stated that back and neck pain were positively and significantly associated with workplace absenteeism mostly caused by difficulty standing, sitting, and walking. (2) Walking is a key daily function! Back pain sufferers headed to surgery will do well to boost their walking capacity before surgery. The better the walking capacity before surgery. The greater the walking capacity afterwards. Lumbar spinal stenosis as a core issue for back pain decreases walking and quality of life for its sufferers. Lumbar spinal stenosis is the main signal for spinal surgery in older adults, 40% of whom, even post-back surgery, still reported walking disability. (3) Lombardy Chiropractic Clinic urges walking for everyone!
WALK IN A PARK!
Exercise like walking is a simple, straight-forward way to mitigate Augusta back pain. Walking in a park may be attractive. 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 cherished. Walking/bike trails, basketball hoops, sports/climbing walls were stated as physical activity encouraging. Seating, tables, and picnic areas were noted as essential for social interaction. (4)
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Gary Stefanick on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how he helped a patient after back surgery regain some quality of life with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Augusta chiropractic appointment with Lombardy Chiropractic Clinic today. Ready for a walk?! Hope so!
