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

 

The ability to walk is vital for Brooks lifestyle. How many times a day do you think about walking? How many times are you grateful for the ability to put one foot in front of the other? Most Brooks folks don’t give walking a second thought until we or a Brooks loved one can not do it or is not able do it as effortlessly as we did at one time. Chronic non-specific low back pain is apt to disrupt Brooks back pain patients’ motor control when trying to walk normally. It’s suspected that the erector spinae are functioning overtime in these patients, leading to a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and tougher time walking. (1) A recent report points out that spinal manipulation combined with individualized exercise enhances the walking ability in back pain patients like those Soft Health and Healing Clinic 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 promotes the relief of leg and back pain, disability, range of motion and patient satisfaction. (3) The Brooks chiropractic care at Soft Health and Healing Clinic incorporates one or all these tactics as appropriate to get you the Brooks back pain relief you want and protect your walking ability without your giving it a second thought.