Chronic risk of reduced back pain with daily walking, discover the study

Taking longer walks could actually improve back pain, according to a new study.

Researchers in Norway have studied how chronic low back pain, a “widespread and costly condition”, could be reduced by regular physical activity, including accessible walking.

The study, published in the journal Jama Network Open, measured the daily walking volume and the intensity of walking among more than 11,000 participants over 20 years old.

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Participants then reported any incidence of lower back pain for three months or more in the past year.

Statistics show that more than a quarter of Americans say they suffer from a chronic lower back or sciatica pain. (istock)

Walking for more than 100 minutes a day led to a pain risk of 23% compared to the walk of less than 78 minutes a day, according to the results.

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The intensity of walking was also associated with a chronic risk of pain in the lower back, but with a “less degree” that the volume of walking, noted the researchers.

Walking for more than 100 minutes a day led to a pain risk of 23%, a recent study revealed. (istock)

“In this cohort study, the daily walking volume and the intensity of walking were inversely associated with the risk of chronicle (lower back),” concluded the study.

“The results suggest that the volume of walking can have a more pronounced advantage than the intensity of walking.”

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“These results suggest that public health policies and strategies promoting walking could help reduce the occurrence of chronicles (back pain).”

A senior couple jog jogging side by side on a bridge, laughing and smiling as they appreciate their fitness routine under the bright sun, promoting health, well-being and joy. (istock)

Dr. Arthur L. Jenkins III, certified neurosurgeon of the Board of Directors and founder of Jenkins Neurospine in New York, confirmed in an interview with Fox News Digital that long walks “are good”, as long as other orthopedic problems do not make walking difficult.

“I always encourage my patients to walk and engage their nucleus (tighten their abs and back) while walking to do more than doing their legs and straightening their backs,” he advised.

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Statistics show that more than a quarter of Americans say they suffer from a chronic lower back or sciatica pain.

Fox News Digital contacted the authors of the study to comment.