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

 

Walking is valuable for Carrolltown living. How often do you think about walking? How many times are you thankful for being able to walk? Most Carrolltown folks do not give walking a second thought until we or a Carrolltown 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 disrupt Carrolltown back pain patients’ motor control when trying to walk normally. It is suspected that the erector spinae are functioning overtime in these patients, leading to a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and tougher time walking. (1) A recent report shows that spinal manipulation combined with individualized exercise enhances the walking ability in back pain patients like those Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation 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 benefits the relief of leg and back pain, disability, range of motion and patient satisfaction. (3) The Carrolltown chiropractic care at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation uses one or all these tactics as appropriate to get you the Carrolltown back pain relief you want and keep you walking without a doubt.