Minster Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief

Minster Chiropractic Center invites Minster back pain sufferers and neck pain sufferers to walk. Walking is easy and effective in the management of pain. Walks don’t have be marathons! A walk in the park or around the neighborhood works well!

BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT

$200 billion dollars a year fund 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, lost 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 focus of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the daily events 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 newer study described 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 critical 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 an underlying 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 described walking disability. (3) Minster Chiropractic Center encourages walking for everyone!

WALK IN A PARK!

Exercise like walking is a simple, easy way to lessen Minster back pain. Walking in a park may be attractive. Well-designed parks are described to improve 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 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 Minster chiropractic appointment with Minster Chiropractic Center today. Time for a walk?! Hope so!