Baton Rouge Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief

Spine & Sports Rehab Center invites Baton Rouge back pain sufferers and neck pain sufferers to walk. Walking is simple and effective in the management of pain. Walks do not have be marathons! A walk in the park or around the block does wonders!

BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT

$200 billion dollars annually fund back pain management. Back pain is a top and widespread cause of medical care visits to primary care and emergency settings. Back pain is the most common cause for worker compensation, missed 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 emphasis of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the daily workings 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 requirement. One newer study stated that back and neck pain were positively and significantly associated with workplace absenteeism mostly triggered by difficulty standing, sitting, and walking. (2) Walking is a vital daily function! Back pain sufferers headed to surgery will do well to improve their walking capacity before surgery. The greater the walking capacity pre-surgery. The greater the walking capacity after surgery. Lumbar spinal stenosis as an underlying issue for back pain decreases 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 after back surgery, still reported walking disability. (3) Spine & Sports Rehab Center encourages walking for everyone!

WALK IN A PARK!

Exercise like walking is a simple, straight-forward way to ease Baton Rouge back pain. Walking in a park may be attractive. Well-designed parks are described to enhance public health. An interview study of peoples’ opinions of 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 described as physical activity boosters. Seating, tables, and picnic areas were noted as essential for social interaction. (4)

CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab Center

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 Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment with Spine & Sports Rehab Center today. Time for a walk?! Hope so!

Spine & Sports Rehab Center urges Baton Rouge  back pain sufferers to walk to lessen back pain and related pain. 
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