Less back pain through more movement: Norwegian study reveals secret!

Less back pain through more movement: Norwegian study reveals secret!

Waiblingen, Deutschland - A current, comprehensive examination from Norway illuminates how daily walking can become effective protection against chronic back pain. According to [zvw.de] (https://www.zvw.de/Mehr-nachrichten/wissenschaft/norwegische-langstudie-Ehre-weniger-weniger-chache-im-rar presented the long-term study, which was published in the renowned specialist journal "Jama Network Open". Researchers have found that people who are on foot for more than 100 minutes a day have a 23 percent lower risk of suffering from chronic back pain compared to people who are less than 78 minutes a day.

The study is based on the Hunt health survey, a large-scale survey with tens of thousands of participants, which was carried out over several years. Over 11,000 adult movement sensors wore to record their walking activity precisely. The Hunt examination was repeated between 2021 and 2023 in order to be able to make precise comparisons. A strong result: 15 percent of the participants reported in the four years after the first survey of continuing back pain.

The meaning of the amount of walking

It is particularly interesting to find that it is not the speed, but the quantity of walking is crucial for back health. This coincides with the assessments of Bernd Kladny, the deputy general secretary of the German Society for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, which supports the use of pedometers for activity measurement. These findings are not only important for Norway, but also for Germany, where, according to [RKI] (https://www.zvw.de/Mehr-nachrichten/wissenschaft/norwegische-langstudie-mehr- Mehr-Ehm--weniger-chache-im-r%C3%BCcken_arid-966593), about 61 percent of the interviewed suffered from back pain in a survey of 2021. Chronic back pain was found in 15.5 percent of those surveyed.

It is important to note that the study also has restrictions, such as the one-time recording of walking activity and the nature of the observation study, which cannot show a clear cause-effect relationships. Nevertheless, the role of everyday movement in the fight against back pain becomes increasingly clear.

global perspectives

In another context that looks at other regions, publication on health research issues in rural and remote areas of Australia deals with similar topics. The Medical Journal of Australia reported in a study published in December 2020 (Vol. 213, Supplement 11, pages S3-S32.E1) about how access to information and health services can be improved in such areas. These approaches could also be important in terms of back health and promotion of movement.

Thus, the combination of Norwegian long -term study and international research approaches shows that we all do well to go more on foot. So, puts the shoes and explore the surroundings - for a pain -free life!