Pflugerville Wellness Center invites Pflugerville back pain sufferers
and neck pain sufferers to walk. Walking is easy and effective in the management of pain. Walks don’t have be crazy
long! A walk in the park or around the neighborhood works wonders!
BACK PAIN’S DAILY IMPACT
$200 billion dollars a year fund
back pain management. Back pain is a leading and widespread
cause of medical care visits to primary care and emergency settings.
Back pain is the most common reason for worker compensation,
missed work hours, and lost productivity. 90% of back pain is
mechanical. 12 to 33% of people are stated to have had
back pain at any point in time, making back pain a main emphasis
of medical care and of sufferers’ attention and inattention to the day-to-day
workings of life. (1) Back pain is costly and daily-life-limiting for many.
SPINAL STENOSIS AND WALKING
Walking is a such a day-to-day necessity. One
newer study described that back and neck pain were
positively and significantly associated with workplace absenteeism mostly caused
by difficulty standing, sitting, and walking. (2) Walking is a vital
daily function! Back pain sufferers headed to surgery will do well to improve
their walking capacity before surgery. The better the walking capacity
pre-surgery. The greater the walking capacity afterwards. Lumbar spinal stenosis as an underlying issue for back
pain decreases walking and quality of life for its sufferers.
Lumbar spinal stenosis is the main indication for spinal
surgery in older adults, 40% of whom, even after back surgery, still
reported walking disability. (3) Pflugerville Wellness Center urges
walking for everyone!
WALK IN A PARK!
Exercise like walking is a simple, straight-forward
way to allay Pflugerville back pain. Walking in a park may be enticing.
Well-designed parks are described to improve
public health. An interview study of peoples’ opinions of what makes parks inviting reported that trees, gardens,
open spaces, and water features were highly valued.
Walking/bike trails, basketball hoops, sports/climbing walls were described
as physical activity boosters. Seating, tables, and picnic
areas were noted as essential for social
interaction. (4)
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Gary Stefanick on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses how he guided a
post-back-surgery patient in regaining his quality of life with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal
Pain Management.
Schedule your Pflugerville chiropractic appointment
with Pflugerville Wellness Center today. Time for a walk?! Hope so!
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