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

 

Walking is valuable for Ashburn and Herndon living. How often do you think about walking? How many times are you thankful for the ability to put one foot in front of the other? Most Ashburn and Herndon folks don’t give walking a second thought until we or a Ashburn and Herndon 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 Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients’ motor control when trying to walk normally. It is thought that the erector spinae are functioning intensely in these patients, leading to a stiff lumbar-pelvic region and tougher time walking. (1) A new report describes that spinal manipulation in combination with individualized exercise enhances 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) Additionally, 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 Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic care at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn uses one or all these approaches as needed to get you the Ashburn and Herndon back pain relief you want and keep you walking without your giving it a second thought.