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

 

The ability to walk is valuable for Vancouver lifestyle. How many times a day do you think about walking? How often are you grateful for being able to walk? Most Vancouver folks do not give walking a second thought until we or a Vancouver loved one can’t 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 affect Vancouver back pain patients’ motor control while walking. It is thought that the erector spinae are functioning overtime in these patients, leading to a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and more difficult time walking. (1) A recent report describes that spinal manipulation in combination with individualized exercise enhances the walking ability in back pain patients like those Vancouver Disc Centers 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) 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 Vancouver chiropractic care at Vancouver Disc Centers incorporates one or all these approaches as appropriate to get you the Vancouver back pain relief you want and protect your walking ability without your giving it a second thought.