Baton Rouge 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 aim. Today, walking 90 minutes a week is a worthy aim for back pain sufferers seeking Baton Rouge back pain relief. Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers encourages walking along with chiropractic spinal manipulation for peak walking ability and back pain relief.

EXERCISE FOR Baton Rouge BACK PAIN RELIEF

Exercise is frequently recommended to back pain patients. Muscle strengthening and aerobic exercise are well documented as being effective for low back pain relief. But what about walking? Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers urges Baton Rouge back pain patients to not tag on the word “just” before “walking”! Walking alone is an incredibly healing activity. Walking is fundamental to everyday life. Walking is something so many of us undervalue until we can not walk or something like back pain prevents us from walking like we used to. A new research report verifies this: Walking more than an hour and a half per week was related to 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 daily three days a week is ideal. (1) Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers suggests that our Baton Rouge chiropractic patients walk.

CHIROPRACTIC ENHANCES WALKING

Visiting a licensed chiropractor improves walking distance. A new research article found that a comprehensive non-surgical training which included an exercise program guided by a chiropractor enhanced back and lower extremity fitness and lumbar spine flexibility, eased pain and increased walking distance for lumbar spinal stenosis sufferers. (2) That is important! Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers uses gentle Cox® Technic spinal manipulation and encourages walking 3 times a week for 30 minutes each time. Having the ability to walk any distance for thirty minutes is valuable!

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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 struggled with walking inside the house let alone outside. He missed walking! Dr. Davis’ treatment plan helped him get back to walking.  

Schedule your Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment now. Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers wants our Baton Rouge back pain patients to walk and know that walking is good. Running and speed are not necessary for back health, but walking is necessary for back health and for quality of life!