McHenry Back Pain Benefits from Walking and Chiropractic Care
Walk. Walk. Walk. Running may have been a ‘go to’ exercise a few years ago. Speed may have been a goal at one time. Distance may have been the target. Today, walking 90 minutes a week is a commendable aim for back pain sufferers seeking McHenry back pain relief. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic encourages walking along with chiropractic spinal manipulation for peak walking ability and back pain relief.
EXERCISE FOR McHenry BACK PAIN RELIEF
Exercise is commonly recommended to back pain patients. Muscle strengthening and aerobic exercise are well documented as being effective for low back pain relief. But walking alone is not talked about as much? OrthoIllinois Chiropractic encourages McHenry back pain patients to not add the word “just” ahead of “walking”! Walking alone is an incredibly healing activity. Walking is basic to everyday life. Walking is something so many of us undervalue until we can not walk or something like back pain stops us from walking like we once did. A new research report supports this: Walking more than 90 minutes a week was associated with a lesser risk of self-reported low back pain in adults over 50 years of age. 90 minutes is not bad; regular walking for 30 minutes a day three times a week is ideal. (1) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic suggests that our McHenry chiropractic patients walk.
CHIROPRACTIC ENHANCES WALKING
Seeing a licensed chiropractor improves walking distance. A recent report discovered that a comprehensive non-operative training which included an exercise program guided by a chiropractor enhanced back and lower extremity fitness and lumbar spine flexibility, decreased pain and increased walking distance for lumbar spinal stenosis patients. (2) That is significant! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic uses gentle Cox® Technic spinal manipulation and promotes walking 30 minutes three times a week. Being able to walk any distance for a half hour is essential!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. William Davis on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson whose spinal stenosis patient could hardly walk inside the house let alone outside. He missed walking! Dr. Davis’ treatment plan helped him return to walking.
Schedule your McHenry chiropractic appointment now. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic wants our McHenry back pain patients to walk and know that walking is good. Running and speed aren’t necessary for back health, but walking is necessary for back health and for quality of life!
