Vancouver Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief

Vancouver Disc Centers invites Vancouver back pain sufferers and neck pain sufferers to walk. Walking is simple and effective in the management of pain. Walks do not have be marathons! A walk in the park or around the block effects positive change!

BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT

$200 billion dollars annually fund back pain management. Back pain is a leading and common reason of medical care visits to primary care and emergency settings. Back pain is the most common cause for worker compensation, lost work hours, and lost productivity. 90% of back pain is mechanical. 12 to 33% of people are reported to have had back pain at any point in time, making back pain a main focus of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the daily events of life. (1) Back pain is costly and daily-life-limiting for many.

SPINAL STENOSIS AND WALKING

Walking is a such a day-to-day requirement. One newer study stated that back and neck pain were positively and significantly associated with workplace absenteeism mostly triggered by difficulty standing, sitting, and walking. (2) Walking is a critical daily function! Back pain sufferers headed to surgery will do well to boost their walking capacity before surgery. The better the walking capacity before surgery. The greater 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) Vancouver Disc Centers encourages walking for everyone!

WALK IN A PARK!

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

CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers

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 Vancouver chiropractic appointment with Vancouver Disc Centers today. Ready for a walk?! Hope so!