West Des Moines Exercise Helps Cope with Pain and Aging
"If you don't keep going, you're gonna die." How’s that for a title to a paper?! Executive Chiropractic of Iowa was even taken back a bit, but it is true. No matter your age, your pain, your life plan, we all have to keep moving forward! This is never more true for middle- to older-age West Des Moines back and neck pain sufferers. Luckily, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is here to help.
ANTI-AGING EXERCISE BENEFITS
We all start looking for anti-aging benefits at a certain age! One group of researchers stated that regular exercise has multi-system anti-aging effects and recommended more research to gain knowledge of just how molecular mediators of exercise benefits work in older folks instead of just looking for pharmaceuticals. (1) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa enthusiastically agrees! Walking is amazing! This an important message for all West Des Moines pain sufferers!
BENEFICIAL DAILY EXERCISE STEPS
Walk each day with a goal of 7000 steps. Why? Research. 2,110 black and white men and women and their steps-per-day counts were followed. They wore an accelerometer from 2005 to 2006 and then were monitored for a mean of 10.8 years. Their stats were analyzed in 2020 and 2021 to see what, if any, association was made between steps-per-day and all-mortality death risk. This study was a portion of the larger CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study. Steps-taken-per-day were described as “low” (less than 7000), “moderate” (7000-9999) and “high” (more than 10,000). Stepping intensity – stepping rate – played a role, too. Moderate/high step rate was linked to a reduced risk of mortality in black and white women and men in middle-age who took 7000 steps or more a day compared with those who took less. (2) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa witnesses how walking helps – 7000 steps or not – and urges West Des Moines chiropractic patients to take walks as best they can. Any walk will do!
EXERCISE HELPS COPING WITH PAIN
How do most West Des Moines back pain patients cope with chronic low back pain? Some of the things people may say or feel are these:
- I feel helpless because nothing works.
- I feel down and depressed.
- I distantly wish for an end to it.
- I accept the reality of my pain.
- The pain stays, I keep going.
What about you? There’s no right or wrong answer. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa sees them all! Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is by everyone’s side. We meet each back pain patient – old or young, active or inactive – where each one is. We create a treatment plan together. The researchers who came up with the above basic 5 categories of how patients manage chronic low back pain acknowledged how pain impacts life. (3) So does Executive Chiropractic of Iowa. Coming to our West Des Moines chiropractic office is a good step toward perseverance in managing pain and enjoying life!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Shawn Nelson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction helped a patient return to a desired quality of life while dealing with the leg and foot pain numbness she experienced.
Make your West Des Moines chiropractic appointment today. We are prepared to help you keep moving, better manage your pain, and enjoy life to the fullest!
