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

 

The ability to walk is vital for Baton Rouge living. 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 Baton Rouge folks don’t give walking a second thought until we or a Baton Rouge loved one can’t 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 disrupt Baton Rouge back pain patients’ motor control while walking. It is suspected that the erector spinae are working intensely in these patients, resulting in a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and tougher time walking. (1) A recent report shows that spinal manipulation combined with individualized exercise enhances the walking ability in back pain patients like those Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers sees every day who are dealing 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 advances the relief of leg and back pain, disability, range of motion and patient satisfaction. (3) The Baton Rouge chiropractic care at Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers incorporates one or all these approaches as appropriate to get you the Baton Rouge back pain relief you desire and protect your walking ability without your giving it a second thought.