West Des Moines Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa invites West Des Moines 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 neighborhood effects positive change!
BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT
$200 billion dollars annually fund back pain management. Back pain is a leading and widespread cause of medical care visits to primary care and emergency settings. Back pain is the most common reason for worker compensation, lost work hours, and lost productivity. 90% of back pain is mechanical. 12 to 33% of people are reported to experience back pain at any point in time, making back pain a main focus of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the day-to-day events of life. (1) Back pain is expensive and quality of life altering for many.
SPINAL STENOSIS AND WALKING
Walking is a such a day-to-day necessity. One recent study stated 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 key daily function! Back pain sufferers headed to surgery will do well to boost their walking capacity before surgery. The better the walking capacity pre-surgery. The greater the walking capacity after surgery. Lumbar spinal stenosis as an underlying issue for back pain reduces 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 stated walking disability. (3) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa encourages walking for everyone!
WALK IN A PARK!
Exercise like walking is a simple, straight-forward way to allay West Des Moines back pain. Walking in a park may be attractive. Well-designed parks are said to improve public health. An interview study of peoples’ opinions about what makes parks inviting reported that trees, gardens, open spaces, and water features were highly appreciated. Walking/bike trails, basketball hoops, sports/climbing walls were stated as physical activity encouraging. Seating, tables, and picnic areas were reported necessary 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 guided a post-back-surgery patient in regaining his quality of life with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your West Des Moines chiropractic appointment with Executive Chiropractic of Iowa today. Time for a walk?! Hope so!
