Walking exercises, what back pain is good for?To increase the effectiveness?
Oct 05, 2025
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Jeong Yoon-kyo, head of the Spinal Endoscopy Center at Gangnam Nanuri Hospital, said "As the age increases, the number of patients with spinal anterior dislocation is gradually increasing. In patients with spinal anterior dislocation, symptoms can be managed initially through conservative treatments, especially walking exercises and muscle strengthening exercises around the waist.'
Walking exercises help patients with spinal anterior dislocation to reduce spinal instability by strengthening muscles around the waist and core muscles. At the same time, it helps blood circulation throughout the body to relieve inflammation and nerve irritation. However, if you have severe pain or symptoms of nerve compression, you should avoid walking excessively, and it is important to control the intensity and time of exercise according to the patient's weight, muscle mass, bone density, and spinal stability.
It is safe to start the walking exercise with a short time of about 10 to 15 minutes and gradually increase the time within the pain-free range, slow or moderate, and on a flat or gentle slope. In addition, you can increase the effectiveness if you do back stabilization muscle exercise or stretching together.
However, if the pain is so severe that it is difficult to walk lightly and daily life is difficult due to nerve compression, treatment using two-way spinal endoscopy may be considered. This treatment is a procedure in which an endoscope is placed on one side and a surgical instrument is placed on the other through a minimum incision to directly check the posterior spinal joint and nerve compression area, and remove tissue that compresses the nerve. Since it proceeds with a minimum incision, it has the advantage of fast recovery of patients after treatment and reducing the risk of pain and complications.
Director Jeong Yoon-kyo said "Walking exercise is important for patients who have received bilateral spinal endoscopy in the recovery process. Immediately after surgery, it is safe to start walking a short distance for initial recovery, gradually increasing the time when the pain stabilizes, and walking on flat ground. These gradual walking exercises can help strengthen muscles, maintain spinal stability, and improve blood circulation to promote recovery and lower the risk of recurrence," he added.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
