Pensacola Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief

Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center invites Pensacola back pain sufferers and neck pain sufferers to walk. Walking is simple and effective in the management of pain. Walks do not have be crazy long! A walk in the park or around the neighborhood works wonders!

BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT

$200 billion dollars annually go to back pain management. Back pain is a top and common cause of medical care visits to primary care and emergency settings. Back pain is the most common cause for worker compensation, missed work hours, and lost productivity. 90% of back pain is mechanical. 12 to 33% of people are stated to have had back pain at any point in time, making back pain a primary emphasis of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the daily workings of life. (1) Back pain is expensive and quality of life altering for many.

SPINAL STENOSIS AND WALKING

Walking is a such a day-to-day necessity. One recent study stated that back and neck pain were positively and significantly associated with workplace absenteeism mostly caused by difficulty standing, sitting, and walking. (2) Walking is a critical daily function! Back pain sufferers headed to surgery will do well to improve their walking capacity before surgery. The better the walking capacity pre-surgery. The better the walking capacity after surgery. Lumbar spinal stenosis as a core issue for back pain decreases walking and quality of life for its sufferers. Lumbar spinal stenosis is the main indication for spinal surgery in older adults, 40% of whom, even after back surgery, still described walking disability. (3) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center encourages walking for everyone!

WALK IN A PARK!

Exercise like walking is a simple, easy way to ease Pensacola back pain. Walking in a park may be attractive. Well-designed parks are said to improve public health. An interview study of peoples’ opinions of what creates an inviting park described that trees, gardens, open spaces, and water features were highly appreciated. Walking/bike trails, basketball hoops, sports/climbing walls were stated as physical activity encouraging. Seating, tables, and picnic areas were reported necessary for social interaction. (4)

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Gary Stefanick on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses how he helped a patient after back surgery regain some quality of life with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.  

Schedule your Pensacola chiropractic appointment with Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center today. Time for a walk?! Hope so!