Walking Reduces Low Back Pain Flare-Ups by Almost 50 Percent, Study Finds

Walking as a prevention strategy to reduce low back pain recurrence is better than treatment, physiotherapists say.

Walking has been shown to reduce recurrence of low back pain. Shutterstock

In a study that was the first of its kind, Australian researchers found that the simple activity of walking coupled with education benefited those suffering from low back pain.

This comes after a study that was published in the Journal of Physiotherapy found that about seven out of 10 people experience a flare-up of low back pain within 12 months after recovering from an initial episode.