Williamson Exercise Helps Cope with Pain and Aging
"If you don't keep going, you're gonna die." How is that for a title to a paper?! Apple Country Chiropractic was even taken back a bit, but it’s true. No matter your age, your pain, your life plan, we all have to keep moving forward! This is never more true for middle- to older-age Williamson back and neck pain sufferers. Luckily, Apple Country Chiropractic is here for you.
ANTI-AGING EXERCISE BENEFITS
We all start considering anti-aging benefits at that certain age! One set of researchers wrote that regular exercise has multi-system anti-aging effects and recommended more research to acquire knowledge of just how molecular mediators of exercise benefits function in older folks instead of just looking for pharmaceuticals. (1) Apple Country Chiropractic wholeheartedly agrees! Walking is great! This an important message for all Williamson pain sufferers!
BENEFICIAL DAILY EXERCISE STEPS
Walk each day with a goal of 7000 steps. Why? Research. 2,110 black and white men and women and their steps-per-day counts were investigated. They sported an accelerometer from 2005 to 2006 and then were monitored for a mean of 10.8 years. Their stats were analyzed in 2020 and 2021 to measure what, if any, association was found between steps-per-day and all-mortality death risk. This study was part of the larger CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) study. Steps-taken-per-day were described as “low” (less than 7000), “moderate” (7000-9999) and “high” (more than 10,000). Stepping intensity – stepping rate – played a role, too. Moderate/high step rate was associated with a reduced risk of mortality in black and white women and men in middle-age who took 7000 steps or more a day compared with those who walked less. (2) Apple Country Chiropractic sees how walking helps – 7000 steps or not – and urges Williamson chiropractic patients to take walks as best they can. Any walk will do!
EXERCISE HELPS COPING WITH PAIN
How do most Williamson back pain patients deal with chronic low back pain? Some of the things people may express are these:
- I feel helpless because nothing works.
- I feel down and depressed.
- I distantly wish for an end to it.
- I accept the reality of my pain.
- The pain stays, I keep going.
What about you? There’s no right or wrong answer. Apple Country Chiropractic sees them all! Apple Country Chiropractic is by everyone’s side. We meet each back pain sufferer – old or young, active or inactive – where each one is. We create a treatment plan together. The researchers who formulated the above basic 5 categories of how sufferers deal with chronic low back pain acknowledged how pain impacts life. (3) So does Apple Country Chiropractic. Consulting our Williamson chiropractic office is a good step toward perseverance in managing pain and enjoying life!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Shawn Nelson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction helped a patient return to a desired quality of life while dealing with the leg and foot pain numbness she had.
Make your Williamson chiropractic appointment soon. We are ready to help you keep moving, better cope with your pain, and enjoy life to the fullest!
