Yes, another study emphasizing the importance of exercise. Now before you start rolling your eyes, we’re not recommending anything too physical! Johnson Chiropractic encourages an active (or at least the development of a more active!) lifestyle. It’s not that hard to do in Richmond. Simple walking is a great start. It’s beneficial to low back pain patients and those suffering with peripheral artery disease. Exercise is beneficial; walking is simple. So Johnson Chiropractic says “walk”!

First, walk for relief of peripheral artery disease symptomatology. For those with peripheral artery disease (with and without intermittent claudication), walking works. How much is necessary? Johnson Chiropractic says start where you are (after we talk at your next Richmond chiropractic visit!). Making regular walking a part of your daily routine of life is terrific. And if you would walk “intensively,” even better! (1) Richmond offers some nice places to walk inside and out. Take advantage! Your peripheral artery disease will thank you! Plus, 1200 patients in 18 trials can’t be wrong! It’s reported that intensive walking exercise by patients with peripheral artery disease improves significantly the maximal walking distance, pain-free walking distance, and 6-minute walking distance. The results in peripheral artery disease patients with diabetes wasn’t as exciting, but improvement was noted. Richmond diabetic patients know exercise is good for their overall health!

Second, walk for low back pain relief. Walking exercise for back pain relief may not relieve pain in the way you think. New research points to walking’s effect on regulating the inflammatory cytokines (chemicals that form in joints and muscles) and counteracting the oxidative stress that accompanies back pain. (3) Fascinating! Johnson Chiropractic loves the fact that this research is looking beyond just the physicality of walking to relieve pain. There is so much more!