Sitka Back Pain Benefits from Walking and Chiropractic Care

Walk. Walk. Walk. Running may have been a ‘go to’ exercise a few years ago. Speed may have been a goal at one time. Distance may have been the target. Today, walking 90 minutes a week is a commendable aim for back pain sufferers seeking Sitka back pain relief. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka suggests walking along with chiropractic spinal manipulation for peak walking ability and back pain relief.

EXERCISE FOR Sitka BACK PAIN RELIEF

Exercise is usually recommended to back pain patients. Muscle strengthening and aerobic exercise are well documented to be effective for relief of low back pain. But what about walking? Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka encourages Sitka back pain patients to not tag on the word “just” before “walking”! Walking alone is an amazingly healing activity. Walking is fundamental to everyday life. Walking is one thing many of us take for granted until we can not walk or something like back pain prevents us from walking like we used to. A recent research report corroborates this: Walking more than ninety minutes each week was associated with a lower risk of self-reported low back pain in adults who are 50 years old and over. 90 minutes is not bad; regular walking for 30 minutes daily three times a week is optimal. (1) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka suggests that our Sitka chiropractic patients walk.

CHIROPRACTIC ENHANCES WALKING

Seeing a licensed chiropractor improves walking distance. A recent article found that an all-inclusive non-operative training which included an exercise program directed by a chiropractor improved back and lower extremity fitness and lumbar spine flexibility, decreased pain and increased walking distance for lumbar spinal stenosis patients. (2) That is important! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka uses gentle Cox® Technic spinal manipulation and promotes walking 3 times a week for 30 minutes each time. Being able to walk any distance for thirty minutes is valuable!

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. William Davis on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson whose spinal stenosis patient struggled with walking inside the house let alone outside. He missed walking! Dr. Davis’ treatment plan helped him return to walking.  

Schedule your Sitka chiropractic appointment today. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka wants our Sitka back pain patients to walk and know that walking is good. Running and speed are not necessary for back health, but walking is necessary for back health and for quality of life!