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

 

Walking is vital for Ashburn lifestyle. How often do you think about walking? How often are you grateful for the ability to put one foot in front of the other? Most Ashburn folks do not give walking a second thought until we or a Ashburn loved one can’t 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 Ashburn back pain patients’ motor control while walking. It is thought that the erector spinae are working strenuously in these patients, resulting in a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and tougher time walking. (1) A new report describes that spinal manipulation combined with individualized exercise improves the walking ability in back pain patients like those Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn 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 advances the relief of leg and back pain, disability, range of motion and patient satisfaction. (3) The Ashburn chiropractic care at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn incorporates one or all these approaches as needed to get you the Ashburn back pain relief you desire and keep you walking without a doubt.