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

 

The ability to walk is valuable for St Peters living. How many times a day do you think about walking? How many times are you thankful for being able to walk? Most St Peters folks do not give walking a second thought until we or a St Peters loved one can’t do it or can’t|can not]11] do it as effortlessly as we did at one time. Chronic non-specific low back pain is apt to affect St Peters back pain patients’ motor control when trying to walk normally. It is thought that the erector spinae are functioning overtime in these patients, resulting in a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and tougher time walking. (1) A new report shows that spinal manipulation combined with individualized exercise improves the walking ability in back pain patients like those Old Mill Chiropractic 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) Additionally, 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 St Peters chiropractic care at Old Mill Chiropractic incorporates one or all these tactics as appropriate to get you the St Peters back pain relief you desire and protect your walking ability without your giving it a second thought.