January 2019 McHenry Chiropractic Healthy News: Walking, Spinal Manipulation, & Exercise

 

The ability to walk is valuable for McHenry lifestyle. How many times a day do you think about walking? How often are you grateful for the ability to put one foot in front of the other? Most McHenry folks do not give walking a second thought until we or a McHenry loved one can not do it or can’t|can not]11] do it as effortlessly as we did at one time. Chronic non-specific low back pain is apt to affect McHenry back pain patients’ motor control while walking. It’s suspected that the erector spinae are operating overtime in these patients, leading to a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and tougher time walking. (1) A new report shows that spinal manipulation combined with individualized exercise enhances the walking ability in back pain patients like those OrthoIllinois Chiropractic sees every day who are suffering with lumbar spinal stenosis better than medical care (medications/epidural steroid injections) and/or group exercise in the short term. (2) Further, spinal manipulation for patients with lumbar radiculopathy (leg pain) also benefits the relief of leg and back pain, disability, range of motion and patient satisfaction. (3) The McHenry chiropractic care at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic uses one or all these tactics as appropriate to get you the McHenry back pain relief you want and keep you walking without your giving it a second thought.