Bravo! I have severe spinal stenosis L2, L3 and have chronic pain. I'm putting off surgery by trying to walk 1-2 miles a day. While it is a bit uncomfortable at first I persevere and after about 10 minutes I begin to loosen up and feel better. After a shower and slapping on a lidocaine patch (sorry need it) I'm good to go for the day. Dr Whitten you are the best!!
Thanks for sharing, Leon. Would you please share any studies you've read showing that rebounding is beneficial for pain? I'd like to do a video on the subject and I'd be interested to what's been done in terms of research.
Had 2 surgeries for same condition. First laminectomy helped but eventually problem returned. Had fusion 5 yrs. ago, initially better but now back to worse. Lidocaine doesn't help me; Biofreeze somewhat. Best wishes.
Dr. Whitten as a martial artist and being active, I get more injuries than many. I have walked with very bad pain in my knees at different times and DEFINITELY it has improved not only the pain but the healing process as well. Also whenever I walk I do breath work or deep belly breathing which gives you more power in your abdomen area which creates more flow of energy in the body and of course healing as well.
@@painfixprotocol Also thank you for posting this because now when I walk, I will think of you because for me personally when there are others that I admire, it gives me more energy and healing.
I sustained a chiropractic lower back injury 3 years ago. Took a while to decrease the pain, but I'm active (hour of yoga daily plus walking 5-6 days per week) and my back is better. However, recently, my walks seem to aggravate my back pain. Do you suggest, based on this research, that I cut down my 30 min. walk to around 15 minutes? I really don't want to lose any strength or endurance. The yoga keeps me flexible. I'm age 71. Thanks for this video. I love whatever we can do for ourselves. Namaste
You're most welcome, Deborah! I'm very sorry to hear about your injury. Without more information it's difficult to offer specific advice but, it would certainly be worth testing to see how your body responds to walks of shorter duration.
Hi Yoni, walking is good as an ' inexpensive intervention ' , we all agree here on this , but why do people have all these pains in their body? Wrong spinal alignment and , often as a cause of this, bad breathing patterns, [ or vice versa ] are usually one of the causes of these painful longterm conditions. That is my experience with a lot of these complaints. What is the use of these inexpensive interventions when the basiscs of movement are being ignored? Does'nt that look like symptom control?
That's a good question. Chronic pain has been increasing across all age groups for decades. There's not one simple answer as to why this is but, widespread adoption of the modern lifestyle is a major contributor. Looking at the problem through that lens, walking gets to one of the root causes by directly counteracting the kind of sedentary behavior that's so common nowadays.
@@painfixprotocol My husband has a very stiff lower back first thing in the morning and recently started walking on a treadmill. We wondered if an incline would be beneficial or not. Personally, I love your daily morning routine and often do some of the exercises any time of day.
Hi Ingrid, Recent research indicates the regularly performed physical activity, of any nearly any variety a person is capable of, "produces enormous benefits for health and motor functions [for people with CP] " This includes walking, basic strengthening exercises with elastic bands, therapies with animals, and even certain video-games among many others. It seems the key is finding something you can do and then doing it routinely is helpful "...whatever its intensity and duration." I hope that's helpful and encouraging for you. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34501769/
I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Although, I 100% disagree with you. Empowering patients with simple strategies (like walking) with proven efficacy that they can do on their own, is one of the best things a practitioner can do for a person with central sensitization & chronic pain. There is ample evidence to support this recommendation: "Exercise improves pain sensitivity more than non-exercise interventions." www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S014976342030645X "...aerobic exercise reduces pain sensitisation" www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ "Exercise therapy has found to be beneficial in Chronic Pain, but it should be appropriately and individually tailored with emphasis on prevention of symptom flares and applying adequate recovery strategies." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24662498/ However, as I stated in this video, this is not a one size fits all strategy and the key is using a volume that is appropriate for the individual.
Some of the best solutions for difficult problems are the most simple. Thanks for watching!
Bravo! I have severe spinal stenosis L2, L3 and have chronic pain. I'm putting off surgery by trying to walk 1-2 miles a day. While it is a bit uncomfortable at first I persevere and after about 10 minutes I begin to loosen up and feel better. After a shower and slapping on a lidocaine patch (sorry need it) I'm good to go for the day. Dr Whitten you are the best!!
Rebounding is better 100% low impact
Thanks for sharing, Leon.
Would you please share any studies you've read showing that rebounding is beneficial for pain?
I'd like to do a video on the subject and I'd be interested to what's been done in terms of research.
Had 2 surgeries for same condition. First laminectomy helped but eventually problem returned. Had fusion 5 yrs. ago, initially better but now back to worse. Lidocaine doesn't help me; Biofreeze somewhat. Best wishes.
Dr. Whitten as a martial artist and being active, I get more injuries than many. I have walked with very bad pain in my knees at different times and DEFINITELY it has improved not only the pain but the healing process as well. Also whenever I walk I do breath work or deep belly breathing which gives you more power in your abdomen area which creates more flow of energy in the body and of course healing as well.
Thanks for sharing, Kathy! It sounds like your experience is right in line with knee study in mentioned in this video.
@@painfixprotocol Also thank you for posting this because now when I walk, I will think of you because for me personally when there are others that I admire, it gives me more energy and healing.
I'm so glad@@kathyquigley7201! Cheers!
I appreciate you SO MUCH!
Cheers Michael & Cindy! Thanks for your support!
All those studies on the "silver plate" - thank you!
Cheers Lenda!
I sustained a chiropractic lower back injury 3 years ago. Took a while to decrease the pain, but I'm active (hour of yoga daily plus walking 5-6 days per week) and my back is better. However, recently, my walks seem to aggravate my back pain. Do you suggest, based on this research, that I cut down my 30 min. walk to around 15 minutes? I really don't want to lose any strength or endurance. The yoga keeps me flexible. I'm age 71. Thanks for this video. I love whatever we can do for ourselves. Namaste
You're most welcome, Deborah! I'm very sorry to hear about your injury. Without more information it's difficult to offer specific advice but, it would certainly be worth testing to see how your body responds to walks of shorter duration.
May I ask what a ‚chiropractic lower back injury‘ is? Was it caused by giving or receiving chiropractic treatment?
Thank you 🙏🏼
@@chiropracticleipzig4328 Caused by a chiropractor.
then you should call it a chiropractor caused injury. the chiro did it, not chiropractic.
Hi Yoni, walking is good as an ' inexpensive intervention ' , we all agree here on this , but why do people have all these pains in their body?
Wrong spinal alignment and , often as a cause of this, bad breathing patterns, [ or vice versa ] are usually one of the causes of these painful longterm conditions. That is my experience with a lot of these complaints. What is the use of these inexpensive interventions when
the basiscs of movement are being ignored? Does'nt that look like symptom control?
That's a good question. Chronic pain has been increasing across all age groups for decades. There's not one simple answer as to why this is but, widespread adoption of the modern lifestyle is a major contributor.
Looking at the problem through that lens, walking gets to one of the root causes by directly counteracting the kind of sedentary behavior that's so common nowadays.
When walking on a treadmill, does an incline hurt the lower back?
Good question, Donna. The answer would depend on the type of back problem a person has.
@@painfixprotocol My husband has a very stiff lower back first thing in the morning and recently started walking on a treadmill. We wondered if an incline would be beneficial or not. Personally, I love your daily morning routine and often do some of the exercises any time of day.
i love walking, but after 1/4 mile my lower back really hurts. any suggestions?
An examination would be needed to determine the source of your pain. Without that information, it's hard to offer specific advice.
What do you think of rebounders
Rebounders are awsome!
Better than walking
Great question! There are definitely benefits to rebounding although I'm not aware of any studies specifically having to do with pain reduction.
Thanks for commenting. Please say more. Rebounding is "better than walking" for accomplishing what?
How do they help you, Lenda? Please say more.
Increase the walking therapy in the forest with deep breaths.
Absolutely, Mr. Johnny!
WHAT ABOUT IF I CAN''T WALK?! BEING DISABLED BY CEREBRAL PALLSY
Hi Ingrid,
Recent research indicates the regularly performed physical activity, of any nearly any variety a person is capable of, "produces enormous benefits for health and motor functions [for people with CP] "
This includes walking, basic strengthening exercises with elastic bands, therapies with animals, and even certain video-games among many others.
It seems the key is finding something you can do and then doing it routinely is helpful "...whatever its intensity and duration."
I hope that's helpful and encouraging for you.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34501769/
THANK YOJ!@@painfixprotocol
So keep walking 👍🏻
Absolutely. And when done in the proper amounts, you can maximize the benefits. 🚶🏽♂️
When a patient is centrally sensitized simple motor tasks like walking produce pain.
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Rebounding
I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. Although, I 100% disagree with you. Empowering patients with simple strategies (like walking) with proven efficacy that they can do on their own, is one of the best things a practitioner can do for a person with central sensitization & chronic pain.
There is ample evidence to support this recommendation:
"Exercise improves pain sensitivity more than non-exercise interventions."
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S014976342030645X
"...aerobic exercise reduces pain sensitisation"
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/
"Exercise therapy has found to be beneficial in Chronic Pain, but it should be appropriately and individually tailored with emphasis on prevention of symptom flares and applying adequate recovery strategies."
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24662498/
However, as I stated in this video, this is not a one size fits all strategy and the key is using a volume that is appropriate for the individual.
@@painfixprotocolwalking in water aka a pool. If you really want to be talking about the best way to help those in chronic pain..everyone knows this.