The best solution to non-specific lower back pain may not be a top-of-the-line ergonomic office chair, or regular visits to the physio to use special equipment. A randomized controlled trial in Australia has found a highly effective way to recover from aching pain in the lower back that can't be attributed to a diagnosed illness or injury, and it can be accessed anytime, anywhere for no price at all. It involves nothing more than a good ol' fashioned walk.
Turns out, in can not only , and , contributing to a and life, it can also impact your musculoskeletal system, keeping back pain at bay. "We don't know exactly why walking is so good for preventing back pain," physiotherapist Mark Hancock from Macquarie University, "but it is likely to include the combination of the gentle oscillatory movements, loading and strengthening the spinal structures and muscles, relaxation and stress relief, and release of 'feel-good' endorphins." Low back pain is one of those physical ailments that can be frustratingly hard to shake once it sets in.
Roughly 70 percent of people who recover from an episode of low back pain experience a recurrence within the following year. that exercise can reduce the risk of low back pain returning, but these trials have typically involved , requiring close supervision and use of expensive equipment. When an international team of researchers, led by scientists at Macquarie University in Australia, combed through the literature in 2019, they found not a single ran.
