Ashburn and Herndon Back Pain Benefits from Walking and Chiropractic Care

Walk. Walk. Walk. Running may have been a ‘go to’ exercise when you were younger. Speed may have been a goal at one time. Distance may have been the target. Today, walking 90 minutes a week is a commendable aim for back pain sufferers seeking Ashburn and Herndon back pain relief. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn suggests walking along with chiropractic spinal manipulation for prime walking ability and back pain relief.

EXERCISE FOR Ashburn and Herndon BACK PAIN RELIEF

Exercise is normally recommended to back pain patients. Muscle strengthening and aerobic exercise are well documented as being effective for relief of low back pain. But what about walking? Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn urges Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients to not tag on the word “just” before “walking”! Walking alone is an incredibly healing activity. Walking is central to everyday life. Walking is one thing so many of us undervalue until we can’t walk or something like back pain prevents us from walking like we once did. A new research report verifies this: Walking more than ninety minutes per week was related to a lower risk of self-reported low back pain in adults who are 50 years old and over. 90 minutes is not much; regular walking for 30 minutes a day three days a week is ideal. (1) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn suggests that our Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients walk.

CHIROPRACTIC ENHANCES WALKING

Visiting a licensed chiropractor increases walking distance. A recent report discovered that a comprehensive non-operative training which included an exercise program directed by a chiropractor enhanced back and lower extremity fitness and lumbar spine flexibility, decreased pain and improved walking distance for lumbar spinal stenosis sufferers. (2) That is important! Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn uses gentle Cox® Technic spinal manipulation and encourages walking 30 minutes three times a week. Being able to walk any distance for a half hour is valuable!

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. William Davis on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson whose spinal stenosis patient could hardly walk inside the house let alone outside. He missed walking! Dr. Davis’ treatment plan helped him return to walking.  

Schedule your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment today. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn wants our Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients to walk and know that walking is good. Running and speed are not necessary for back health, but walking is necessary for back health and for quality of life!