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West Palm Beach Walking and Non-Drug Therapy for Back Pain and Stenosis

Lumbar spinal stenosis and its related back pain is common and distressing for many. Dementia, neurogenic claudication, reduced walking distance, poor balance, decreased quality of life, and modified posture often accompany spinal stenosis. Disc herniations, disc degeneration, and other spinal canal space invaders invite spinal stenosis. At Chiropractic Care, West Palm Beach spinal stenosis sufferers who want to uninvite spinal stenosis have a partner to help.

THE IMPACT OF LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS

Research keeps presenting lumbar spinal stenosis as being linked to issues like dementia development, walking capacity, and reduced quality of life. A recent study reported that lumbar spinal stenosis was an independent risk factor for developing dementia. Of 1220 patients, 10.8% of the lumbar spinal stenosis patients experienced dementia compared to just 4.4% of the control group members. (1) Older adults with lumbar spinal stenosis were described as altering their posture with a forward bend to enhance their ability and tolerance for walking. Researchers who looked into this phenomenon found that this posture was more of a forward shift of the pelvis while walking and standing. They concluded that limited walking in symptomatic spinal stenosis patients was more related to spine loading which rose 7%. (2) Whatever it is related to, reduced walking ability is not beneficial. Someday it will be nice to more fully understand the part stenosis plays in relationship to decreased walking, but for now, Chiropractic Care will keep encouraging walking for spinal stenosis patients, slow and steady and distance increased as able.

THE TREATMENT OF LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS: Walk

Since spinal stenosis is so common a condition in older folks, many guidelines and articles are published and with good reason. Decreased walking ability and quality of life are documented side-effects of lumbar spinal stenosis. These 2 issues persist as the leading factors for back surgery in older sufferers. Sadly, 40% of those who undergo spinal surgery for the lumbar spinal stenosis still report walking issues post-surgery. (3) Recommendation 1 of a more recent guideline for handling lumbar spinal stenosis and associated neurogenic claudication encouraged non-surgical multimodal care to include non-drug therapy with education, advice, lifestyle changes, home exercise, manual therapy, acupuncture (trial), rehab, and therapy. (4) An update to the 2013 Cochrane review of research reports regarding the outcomes of treatments for lumbar spine stenosis related neurogenic claudication that decreased walking found that manual therapy and exercise to improve walking distance together was an effective treatment method. Epidural steroids weren’t. (5) Conservative, non-surgical care of West Palm Beach spinal stenosis is recommended by spine researchers and by Chiropractic Care.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Nate McKee on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient with lumbar spinal stenosis and balance issues. Relief with Cox® Technic is described.

Make your West Palm Beach chiropractic appointment now for improved walking and decreased back pain due to West Palm Beach lumbar spinal stenosis!

 
Chiropractic Care encourages walking and guideline-recommended non-drug therapy for spinal stenosis, reduction of its pain, and improvement in walking. 
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