McHenry Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic invites McHenry 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 block effects positive change!
BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT
$200 billion dollars annually go to back pain management. Back pain is a leading and common reason of medical care visits to primary care and emergency settings. Back pain is the most common reason for worker compensation, missed 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 primary focus of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the day-to-day events of life. (1) Back pain is expensive and daily-life-limiting for many.
SPINAL STENOSIS AND WALKING
Walking is a such a day-to-day requirement. One recent 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 critical 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 afterwards. 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 indication for spinal surgery in older adults, 40% of whom, even post-back surgery, still reported walking disability. (3) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic encourages walking for everyone!
WALK IN A PARK!
Exercise like walking is a simple, easy way to lessen McHenry back pain. Walking in a park may be enticing. Well-designed parks are reported to enhance 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 valued. Walking/bike trails, basketball hoops, sports/climbing walls were described as physical activity boosters. Seating, tables, and picnic areas were reported necessary for social interaction. (4)
CONTACT OrthoIllinois 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 McHenry chiropractic appointment with OrthoIllinois Chiropractic today. Ready for a walk?! Hope so!
