Montreal Encourages Walking for Back Pain Relief

Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic invites Montreal back pain sufferers and neck pain sufferers to walk. Walking is simple and valuable in managing pain. Walks don’t have be crazy long! A walk in the park or around the block effects positive change!

BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT

$200 billion dollars a year go to back pain management. Back pain is a top and widespread reason of medical care visits to primary care and emergency settings. Back pain is a top reason for worker compensation, lost 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 focus of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the daily events of life. (1) Back pain is costly and quality of life altering 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 key daily function! Back pain sufferers headed to surgery will do well to improve their walking capacity before surgery. The greater the walking capacity pre-surgery. The better the walking capacity afterwards. Lumbar spinal stenosis as an underlying issue for back pain decreases walking and quality of life for its sufferers. Lumbar spinal stenosis is the main sign for spinal surgery in older adults, 40% of whom, even post-back surgery, still reported walking disability. (3) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic encourages walking for everyone!

WALK IN A PARK!

Exercise like walking is a simple, straight-forward way to lessen Montreal back pain. Walking in a park may be enticing. Well-designed parks are said to improve public health. An interview study of peoples’ opinions about what makes parks inviting reported that trees, gardens, open spaces, and water features were highly appreciated. Walking/bike trails, basketball hoops, sports/climbing walls were reported as physical activity encouraging. Seating, tables, and picnic areas were noted as essential 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 describes how he helped a patient after back surgery regain some quality of life with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.  

Schedule your Montreal chiropractic appointment with Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic today. Ready for a walk?! Hope so!