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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 effective in the management of 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 annually go to back pain management. Back pain is a leading and widespread reason of medical care visits to primary care and emergency settings. Back pain is the most common cause for worker compensation, missed work hours, and lost productivity. 90% of back pain is mechanical. 12 to 33% of people are reported to have had back pain at any point in time, making back pain a main emphasis of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the day-to-day workings of life. (1) Back pain is expensive 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 vital 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 greater the walking capacity after surgery. 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 sign for spinal surgery in older adults, 40% of whom, even post-back surgery, still reported walking disability. (3) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation urges walking for everyone!

WALK IN A PARK!

Exercise like walking is a simple, easy way to mitigate Tonawanda back pain. Walking in a park may be enticing. Well-designed parks are said to enhance public health. An interview study of peoples’ opinions of what makes parks inviting described 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 necessary 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!

Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation urges Tonawanda back pain sufferers to walk to ease back pain and related pain. 
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