McHenry Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief

OrthoIllinois Chiropractic invites McHenry back pain sufferers and neck pain sufferers to walk. Walking is simple 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 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 a top cause for worker compensation, lost work hours, and lost productivity. 90% of back pain is mechanical. 12 to 33% of people are stated to experience back pain at any point in time, making back pain a main 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 necessity. One newer study described that back and neck pain were positively and significantly associated with workplace absenteeism mostly triggered 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 before surgery. The greater 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 sign for spinal surgery in older adults, 40% of whom, even post-back surgery, still reported walking disability. (3) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic urges walking for everyone!

WALK IN A PARK!

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

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Gary Stefanick on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how he helped a patient after back surgery regain some quality of life with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.  

Schedule your McHenry chiropractic appointment with OrthoIllinois Chiropractic today. Time for a walk?! Hope so!