Lower back pain affects your quality of life…
It´s painful to walk, bend, turn and even drive…
In 90% of the cases, lower back pain is non-specific, which means it cannot be attributed to a disease or structural reason…
According to The World Health Organisation, lower back pain cases shoot up from the age of 50, and it affects over 619 million people world wide! It´s a massive problem…
Now, a new study has shown that a simple activity could keep you pain-free for longer…
Find out more below…
Do you want to receive articles like this in your inbox daily?
Our readers are a group of well-read, smart individuals, who choose their information sources very wisely…
They don´t waste time with frivolous, cheap talk…
They like reading health news and information that´s backed by scientific research, and presented in easily digestible byte sizes…
Join these wise South Africans today and you too will discover ways to liver healthier, happier and longer…
Sign up to Health Bytes for free here, with the assurance you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the link at the bottom of the emails…
Join our group of elite readers today…
Groundbreaking study shows a simple, no-cost activity can help you reduce lower back pain episodes…
In the study, published in The Lancet, 701 people who had recently suffered from a lower back pain episode were recruited…
They were divided into two groups, one of which participated in an individualised walking programme, and received six educational sessions from a physiotherapist over a six month period, while the other group had no intervention at all…
The walking group went almost twice as long without experiencing another lower back pain episode compared to the no-intervention group: 208 days versus 112 days…
The participants on the walking programme experienced:
* Reduced the number of lower back pain episodes
* Had less need for healthcare support
* Took less time off work (by half!)
* And saw an improvement in their quality of life
The lead researcher put these benefits down to a combination of benefits:
* The gentle, oscillatory movements involved in walking help reduce the load on the spine
* They strengthen the muscles that support the spine
* Walking promotes stress release, relaxation and the release of feel-good endorphins, which all help in the healing process.
Keep reading…
Lower back pain remedy that you can do anywhere, anytime…
Unlike other therapies, walking is something you can do at no-cost, at your convenience – any time, anywhere, and it´s a great way to take back control and get a good handle on managing your back pain…
Of course, walking is not just good for your back, it has proven benefits for your heart, brain, lungs, muscles, bones and mental health…
Remember to take it slow and ease into it so as to not cause injury…
And you need to first understand whether your lower back pain is due to a structural or specific medical reason, and check with your doctor that walking won´t make your specific situation worse.
But if you´re on of the 90% of people who experience non-specific lower back pain, walking could just be what you need!
References:
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/low-back-pain
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)00755-4/fulltext
Want to make “healthy” your new goal?
Follow us to discover the world of natural health, where simple adjustments to your every day goings about can go a long way to adding healthy and happy years to your life so you can spend them with your loved ones…
Don´t miss our size byte emails with life-transfroming health discoveries…
Sign up free here!
