January 2019 Burlington and Hamilton Chiropractic Healthy News: Walking, Spinal Manipulation, & Exercise

 

Walking is important for Burlington and Hamilton living. How often do you think about walking? How many times are you grateful for the ability to put one foot in front of the other? Most Burlington and Hamilton folks do not give walking a second thought until we or a Burlington and Hamilton loved one can’t do it or can’t|can not]11] do it as easily as we once did. Chronic non-specific low back pain tends to disrupt Burlington and Hamilton back pain patients’ motor control while walking. It is thought that the erector spinae are functioning strenuously in these patients, leading to a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and tougher time walking. (1) A recent report shows that spinal manipulation combined with individualized exercise enhances the walking ability in back pain patients like those Spinal Care Clinic 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 Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic care at Spinal Care Clinic uses one or all these approaches as needed to get you the Burlington and Hamilton back pain relief you want and keep you walking without your giving it a second thought.