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

 

Walking is important for Easley lifestyle. How often do you think about walking? How often are you thankful for the ability to put one foot in front of the other? Most Easley folks don’t give walking a second thought until we or a Easley loved one can’t do it or can’t|can not]11] do it as easily as we once did. Chronic non-specific low back pain tends to affect Easley back pain patients’ motor control when trying to walk normally. It’s thought that the erector spinae are functioning overtime in these patients, resulting in a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and more difficult time walking. (1) A recent report shows that spinal manipulation combined with individualized exercise improves the walking ability in back pain patients like those Young Chiropractic sees every day who are suffering with lumbar spinal stenosis better than medical care (medications/epidural steroid injections) and/or group exercise in the short term. (2) Additionally, spinal manipulation for patients with lumbar radiculopathy (leg pain) also promotes the relief of leg and back pain, disability, range of motion and patient satisfaction. (3) The Easley chiropractic care at Young Chiropractic uses one or all these approaches as needed to get you the Easley back pain relief you desire and keep you walking without your giving it a second thought.