Oxford Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief
Satterwhite Chiropractic invites Oxford 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 block does wonders!
BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT
$200 billion dollars annually go to back pain management. Back pain is a top and widespread cause of medical care visits to primary care and emergency settings. Back pain is the most common cause for worker compensation, lost 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 primary emphasis of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the day-to-day workings 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 key daily function! Back pain sufferers headed to surgery will do well to improve their walking capacity before surgery. The greater the walking capacity before surgery. The greater the walking capacity afterwards. Lumbar spinal stenosis as an underlying issue for back pain reduces walking and quality of life for its sufferers. Lumbar spinal stenosis is the main indication for spinal surgery in older adults, 40% of whom, even post-back surgery, still described walking disability. (3) Satterwhite Chiropractic urges walking for everyone!
WALK IN A PARK!
Exercise like walking is a simple, straight-forward way to ease Oxford back pain. Walking in a park may be enticing. Well-designed parks are described to improve public health. An interview study of peoples’ opinions about what makes parks inviting reported that trees, gardens, open spaces, and water features were highly cherished. Walking/bike trails, basketball hoops, sports/climbing walls were stated to encourage physical activity. Seating, tables, and picnic areas were reported essential for social interaction. (4)
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
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 Oxford chiropractic appointment with Satterwhite Chiropractic today. Time for a walk?! Hope so!
