January 2019 Oxford Chiropractic Healthy News: Walking, Spinal Manipulation, & Exercise

 

The ability to walk is vital for Oxford living. How many times a day do you think about walking? How many times are you grateful for being able to walk? Most Oxford folks do not give walking a second thought until we or a Oxford loved one can not do it or is not able do it as effortlessly as we did at one time. Chronic non-specific low back pain is apt to disrupt Oxford back pain patients’ motor control while walking. It is thought that the erector spinae are functioning intensely in these patients, resulting in a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and tougher time walking. (1) A recent report shows that spinal manipulation in combination with individualized exercise enhances the walking ability in back pain patients like those Satterwhite Chiropractic sees every day who are suffering with lumbar spinal stenosis better than medical care (medications/epidural steroid injections) and/or group exercise in the short term. (2) Further, spinal manipulation for patients with lumbar radiculopathy (leg pain) also benefits the relief of leg and back pain, disability, range of motion and patient satisfaction. (3) The Oxford chiropractic care at Satterwhite Chiropractic uses one or all these approaches as needed to get you the Oxford back pain relief you desire and keep you walking without a doubt.