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

 

The ability to walk is valuable for Auburn lifestyle. How many times a day do you think about walking? How many times are you thankful for the ability to put one foot in front of the other? Most Auburn folks don’t give walking a second thought until we or a Auburn loved one can not do it or is not able do it as effortlessly as we did at one time. Chronic non-specific low back pain is apt to affect Auburn back pain patients’ motor control when trying to walk normally. It is suspected that the erector spinae are functioning overtime in these patients, resulting in a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and tougher time walking. (1) A recent report describes that spinal manipulation combined with individualized exercise enhances the walking ability in back pain patients like those Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. 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) Additionally, 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 Auburn chiropractic care at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. incorporates one or all these approaches as needed to get you the Auburn back pain relief you desire and protect your walking ability without your giving it a second thought.