Manchester Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries invites Manchester back pain sufferers and neck pain sufferers to walk. Walking is simple and effective in the management of pain. Walks don’t have be crazy long! A walk in the park or around the block works wonders!
BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT
$200 billion dollars a year fund back pain management. Back pain is a top and widespread reason of medical care visits to primary care and emergency settings. Back pain is the most common reason 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 day-to-day events of life. (1) Back pain is expensive and daily-life-limiting for many.
SPINAL STENOSIS AND WALKING
Walking is a such a day-to-day necessity. One recent study stated 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 boost their walking capacity before surgery. The better the walking capacity pre-surgery. The better 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 reported walking disability. (3) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries encourages walking for everyone!
WALK IN A PARK!
Exercise like walking is a simple, easy way to mitigate Manchester back pain. Walking in a park may be attractive. Well-designed parks are reported to enhance public health. An interview study of peoples’ opinions about what makes parks inviting described that trees, gardens, open spaces, and water features were highly cherished. 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 Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Gary Stefanick on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses how he helped a patient after back surgery regain some quality of life with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Manchester chiropractic appointment with Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries today. Time for a walk?! Hope so!
