January 2019 Minster Chiropractic Healthy News: Walking, Spinal Manipulation, & Exercise

 

The ability to walk is important for Minster living. How many times a day do you think about walking? How many times are you thankful for being able to walk? Most Minster folks don’t give walking a second thought until we or a Minster loved one can’t do it or isn’t able do it as effortlessly as we did at one time. Chronic non-specific low back pain is apt to disrupt Minster back pain patients’ motor control when trying to walk normally. It’s thought that the erector spinae are working overtime in these patients, leading to a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and more difficult time walking. (1) A recent report describes that spinal manipulation in combination with individualized exercise enhances the walking ability in back pain patients like those Minster Chiropractic Center sees every day who are suffering with lumbar spinal stenosis better than medical care (medications/epidural steroid injections) and/or group exercise in the short term. (2) Additionally, spinal manipulation for patients with lumbar radiculopathy (leg pain) also promotes the relief of leg and back pain, disability, range of motion and patient satisfaction. (3) The Minster chiropractic care at Minster Chiropractic Center uses one or all these approaches as appropriate to get you the Minster back pain relief you want and keep you walking without your giving it a second thought.