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

 

Walking is vital for Largo living. How often do you think about walking? How often are you thankful for the ability to put one foot in front of the other? Most Largo folks do not give walking a second thought until we or a Largo loved one can not do it or can’t|can not]11] do it as easily as we once did. Chronic non-specific low back pain tends to affect Largo back pain patients’ motor control while walking. It’s suspected that the erector spinae are operating strenuously in these patients, resulting in a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and more difficult time walking. (1) A new report describes that spinal manipulation combined with individualized exercise enhances the walking ability in back pain patients like those Hollstrom & Associates Inc 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 Largo chiropractic care at Hollstrom & Associates Inc uses one or all these tactics as needed to get you the Largo back pain relief you desire and protect your walking ability without a doubt.