Just walk! It’s simple. It’s economical. It’s effective. Walking is a great way to get healthy and remain healthy. Walking is a fantastic way to find relief from chronic pain and back pain. New Hampshire Spine and Sport's Southern New Hampshire chiropractic back pain specialist often suggests walking as one of the first things to try to Southern New Hampshire back pain patients. Here’s why…
WALK MORE. SIT LESS.
It may seem odd when New Hampshire Spine and Sport inquires about your sitting habits when you come in for Southern New Hampshire back pain treatment and relief, but it is not! It is well known and now even research documented that sitting for lengthier periods of time is a risk factor for low back pain. Recent research reports more emphatically that extensive sitting and low physical activity raises low back pain risk even more. (1) New Hampshire Spine and Sport’s curiosity about your sitting habits makes sense! New Hampshire Spine and Sport’s recommendation to walk does, too.
Southern New Hampshire WALKING BENEFITS
Southern New Hampshire walking is advantageous for Southern New Hampshire back pain relief as well as the back pain relieving Southern New Hampshire chiropractic care at New Hampshire Spine and Sport! Walking is helpful for chronic musculoskeletal pain sufferers as those with low back pain, fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis. Walking is an effective form of exercise for chronic pain relief and is related to significant improvements in pain and function. (2) Exercise and physical activities like muscle strengthening and aerobic exercise have plenty of backing for effectively dealing with low back pain. Weekly walking is gaining more and more favor to be added to this list of effective exercises. For over-50 year olds, weekly walking of 90 minutes a week lowers the risk of low back pain. Lengthier walking sessions are seemingly preferred. Routine walking with longer duration for more than 3 days a week is significantly affiliated with lower low back pain risk. (3) Wonderfully, a walking program is research-documented to offer the lowest costs and the best chance of adherence by back pain patients. (4) New Hampshire Spine and Sport understands that our Southern New Hampshire chiropractic patients will appreciate that balance!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Amanda Harris on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about how well Cox® Technic helped a spinal stenosis back pain patient get back to walking and begin again to enjoy.
Schedule a Southern New Hampshire chiropractic appointment now. New Hampshire Spine and Sport gets that Southern New Hampshire back pain sufferers seek pain relief. The suggestion of “just walk” may be the right one for you! Walking is easy, inexpensive, and on your own time!