Sitka Exercise Helps Cope with Pain and Aging
"If you don't keep going, you're gonna die." How’s that for a title to a paper?! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka was even startled a bit, but it’s true. No matter your age, your pain, your life plan, we all have to keep moving forward! This is so true for middle- to older-age Sitka back and neck pain sufferers. Luckily, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is here for you.
ANTI-AGING EXERCISE BENEFITS
We all start looking for anti-aging benefits at a certain age! One group of researchers wrote that regular exercise has multi-system anti-aging effects and called for more research to acquire knowledge of just how molecular mediators of exercise benefits function in older folks instead of just turning to pharmaceuticals. (1) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka enthusiastically agrees! Walking is great! This a terrific message for all Sitka pain sufferers!
BENEFICIAL DAILY EXERCISE STEPS
Walk each day with a goal of 7000 steps. Why? Research. 2,110 black and white men and women and their steps-per-day counts were studied. They wore an accelerometer from 2005 to 2006 and then were followed for a mean of 10.8 years. Their stats were examined in 2020 and 2021 to measure what, if any, association was found between steps-per-day and all-mortality death risk. This study was part of the larger CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study. Steps-taken-per-day were described as “low” (less than 7000), “moderate” (7000-9999) and “high” (more than 10,000). Stepping intensity – stepping rate – played a role, too. Moderate/high step rate was associated with a reduced risk of mortality in black and white women and men in middle-age who walked 7000 steps or more a day compared with those who took less. (2) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka sees how walking helps – 7000 steps or not – and urges Sitka chiropractic patients to walk what they can. Any walk will do!
EXERCISE HELPS COPING WITH PAIN
How do most Sitka back pain patients cope with chronic low back pain? Some of the things people may say or feel are these:
- I feel helpless because nothing works.
- I feel down and depressed.
- I distantly wish for an end to it.
- I accept the reality of my pain.
- The pain stays, I keep going.
What about you? There’s no right or wrong answer. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka sees them all! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is by everyone’s side. We meet each back pain patient – old or young, active or inactive – where each one is. We create a treatment plan together. The researchers who formulated the above basic 5 categories of how sufferers manage chronic low back pain recognized how pain influences life. (3) So does Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka. Coming to our Sitka chiropractic office is a good step toward resolution to managing pain and enjoying life!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Shawn Nelson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction helped a patient return to a desired quality of life while dealing with the leg and foot pain numbness she had.
Set up your Sitka chiropractic appointment now. We are ready to help you keep moving, better cope with your pain, and enjoy life to the fullest!
