Manchester Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief

Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries invites Manchester back pain sufferers and neck pain sufferers to walk. Walking is simple and effective in the management of pain. Walks do not have be crazy long! A walk in the park or around the neighborhood works well!

BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT

$200 billion dollars annually fund 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, lost work hours, and lost productivity. 90% of back pain is mechanical. 12 to 33% of people are stated to have had 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 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 vital daily function! Back pain sufferers headed to surgery will do well to improve their walking capacity before surgery. The better the walking capacity pre-surgery. The greater the walking capacity after surgery. Lumbar spinal stenosis as a core 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 after back surgery, still reported walking disability. (3) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries urges walking for everyone!

WALK IN A PARK!

Exercise like walking is a simple, easy way to mitigate Manchester back pain. Walking in a park may be attractive. Well-designed parks are described to improve public health. An interview study of peoples’ opinions about what creates an inviting park described that trees, gardens, open spaces, and water features were highly cherished. Walking/bike trails, basketball hoops, sports/climbing walls were reported as physical activity encouraging. Seating, tables, and picnic areas were reported necessary for social interaction. (4)

CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries

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 Manchester chiropractic appointment with Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries today. Ready for a walk?! Hope so!

Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries urges Manchester back pain sufferers to walk to lessen back pain and related pain. 
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