As the director and a physical therapist at Walker Physical Therapy & Pain Center, Dr. Grace Walker delivers a high standard of physical therapy to patients challenged by conditions like back pain. In preparation for her career as a physical therapist, Dr. Grace Walker secured her doctor of occupational therapy and doctor of physical therapy from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. According to a 2015 study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, physical therapy can address lower back pain called “lumbar spinal stenosis” as effectively as surgery. The condition, which is caused by narrowing at the base of the spinal canal, causes painful symptoms in the upper-thigh, groin, and rear that occur when making common motions like walking or bending. The study focused on nearly 170 men and women with lumbar spinal stenosis. All the participants were interested in surgical care to relieve their pain, but 50 percent got the surgery right away, while the remainder first underwent physical therapy. Results 24 months following treatment show no difference in terms of pain relief between the surgical and non-surgical approach. In other words, both were about equally effective, but the non-surgical approach comes with less risk of serious complications. For an appointment with an expert and compassionate physical therapist call Walker Physical Therapy and Pain Center in Orange, California at 714-997-5518.
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