Concord, NC Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief
Pure Chiropractic invites Concord, NC back pain sufferers and neck pain sufferers to walk. Walking is easy and valuable in managing pain. Walks don’t have be marathons! A walk in the park or around the block works well!
BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT
$200 billion dollars a year go to 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 cause for worker compensation, missed work hours, and lost productivity. 90% of back pain is mechanical. 12 to 33% of people are reported to experience back pain at any point in time, making back pain a main focus of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the daily events of life. (1) Back pain is costly and quality of life altering 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 caused 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 better 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 indication for spinal surgery in older adults, 40% of whom, even after back surgery, still stated walking disability. (3) Pure Chiropractic encourages walking for everyone!
WALK IN A PARK!
Exercise like walking is a simple, easy way to ease Concord, NC back pain. Walking in a park may be enticing. Well-designed parks are described 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 reported to encourage physical activity. Seating, tables, and picnic areas were reported essential for social interaction. (4)
CONTACT Pure Chiropractic
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 Concord, NC chiropractic appointment with Pure Chiropractic today. Ready for a walk?! Hope so!
