Groton 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?! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office 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 so true for middle- to older-age Groton back and neck pain sufferers. Luckily, Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is here to help.
ANTI-AGING EXERCISE BENEFITS
We all start considering anti-aging benefits at a certain age! One set of researchers stated 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 rather than just turning to pharmaceuticals. (1) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office enthusiastically agrees! Walking is great! This a terrific message for all Groton 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 followed. They wore an accelerometer from 2005 to 2006 and then were followed for a mean of 10.8 years. Their stats were analyzed in 2020 and 2021 to see 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 defined 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 linked to a decreased risk of mortality in black and white women and men in middle-age who walked 7000 steps or more a day compared with those who took less. (2) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office witnesses how walking helps – 7000 steps or not – and urges Groton chiropractic patients to walk what they can. Any walk works!
EXERCISE HELPS COPING WITH PAIN
How do most Groton back pain patients cope with chronic low back pain? Some of the things people may say or feel 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 is no right or wrong answer. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office sees them all! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is by everyone’s side. We meet each back pain patient – old or young, active or inactive – where each one is. We build a treatment plan together. The researchers who formulated the above basic 5 categories of how patients manage chronic low back pain recognized how pain impacts life. (3) So does Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office. Consulting our Groton chiropractic office is a good step toward resolution to managing pain and enjoying life!
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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 coping with the leg and foot pain numbness she had.
Schedule your Groton chiropractic appointment soon. We are prepared to help you keep moving, better cope with your pain, and enjoy life to the fullest!
