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

 

The ability to walk is important for Pensacola lifestyle. How many times a day do you think about walking? How often are you thankful for the ability to put one foot in front of the other? Most Pensacola folks don’t give walking a second thought until we or a Pensacola loved one can not 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 disrupt Pensacola back pain patients’ motor control while walking. It is suspected that the erector spinae are operating intensely in these patients, resulting in a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and more difficult time walking. (1) A new report points out that spinal manipulation combined with individualized exercise improves the walking ability in back pain patients like those Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center sees every day who are dealing 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 benefits the relief of leg and back pain, disability, range of motion and patient satisfaction. (3) The Pensacola chiropractic care at Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center uses one or all these tactics as needed to get you the Pensacola back pain relief you want and protect your walking ability without your giving it a second thought.