Oxford Exercise Helps Cope with Pain and Aging
"If you don't keep going, you're gonna die." Now, there’s a title to a research paper! Satterwhite Chiropractic was even taken back a bit, but it’s true. No matter your age, your pain, your life plan, we all have to keep going forward! This is never more true for middle- to older-age Oxford back and neck pain sufferers. Luckily, Satterwhite Chiropractic is here for you.
ANTI-AGING EXERCISE BENEFITS
We all start looking for anti-aging benefits at that certain age! One group of researchers wrote that regular exercise has multi-system anti-aging effects and called for more research to gather knowledge of just how molecular mediators of exercise benefits work in older folks rather than just turning to pharmaceuticals. (1) Satterwhite Chiropractic wholeheartedly agrees! Walking is great! This an important message for all Oxford pain sufferers!
BENEFICIAL DAILY EXERCISE STEPS
Take a walking stroll each day with a goal of 7000 steps. Why? Research. 2,110 black and white men and women and their steps-per-day counts were followed. They sported an accelerometer from 2005 to 2006 and then were followed for a mean of 10.8 years. Their stats were examined in 2020 and 2021 to see what, if any, association was made between steps-per-day and all-mortality death risk. This study was part of the larger CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study. Steps-taken-per-day were defined as “low” (less than 7000), “moderate” (7000-9999) and “high” (more than 10,000). Stepping intensity – stepping rate – played a role, too. Moderate/high step rate was linked to a reduced risk of mortality in black and white women and men in middle-age who took 7000 steps or more a day compared with those who walked less. (2) Satterwhite Chiropractic sees how walking helps – 7000 steps or not – and encourages Oxford chiropractic patients to walk what they can. Any walk works!
EXERCISE HELPS COPING WITH PAIN
How do most Oxford back pain patients cope with chronic low back pain? Some of the things people may express are these:
- I feel helpless because nothing works.
- I feel down and depressed.
- I distantly wish for an end to it.
- I accept the reality of my pain.
- The pain stays, I keep going.
What about you? There is no right or wrong answer. Satterwhite Chiropractic sees them all! Satterwhite Chiropractic is here to help. We meet each back pain patient – old or young, active or inactive – where each one is. We create a treatment plan together. The researchers who formulated the above basic 5 categories of how sufferers manage chronic low back pain acknowledged how pain impacts life. (3) So does Satterwhite Chiropractic. Coming to our Oxford chiropractic office is a positive step toward perseverance in managing pain and enjoying life!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Shawn Nelson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction helped a patient return to a desired quality of life while coping with the leg and foot pain numbness she experienced.
Schedule your Oxford chiropractic appointment soon. We are ready to help you keep moving, better cope with your pain, and enjoy life fully!
