DESCRIPTIONS OF PAIN ARE IMPORTANT TO
YOUR CHIROPRACTOR
“Why do you ask me so many
questions, doc?”
Our Tonawanda chiropractic patients are central
to our practice. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation wants
to understand each of our patients and your pain experience well,
treat you well, and be sure you are satisfied with your care
and outcome. That is why we have you to describe
your pain to us, sometimes a few times and in several
different ways! Words mean different things to different people: “discomfort”
to one may denote “pain” to another while “stiffness” means
“pain” or “discomfort” to a another. It’s true! Researchers studied
just what these different words mean to patients. An example of this is the description of “feeling”: pain was
sharp/shooting, discomfort was dull/tingling, stiffness signified
tight/restricted. (1) It's important for Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
to know our patient’s experience with pain to better reach
expectations and enhance satisfaction with care. Patients who visited an integrated hospital for care of their musculoskeletal pain
and depressive symptoms assessed their pain as 5/10 (10 being
greatest pain) and reported multiple pain
locations (9 of 17 participants), low back pain (13 of 17), and neck pain (8 of
17). Those are quite typical of rationales
patients seek chiropractic care! In this setting, because patients trusted their main physician, patients were satisfied with the collaboration among
the various healthcare team members. Patients appreciated
consistency in care from a single caregiving chiropractor. (2)
Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation knows our patients appreciate - and can expect - these
same things from us: consistency, care, collaboration, and results!
Tonawanda CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE
MONTH: Standing Exercise for Multifidus Muscle Strengthening Works
Back pain. It is a simple description that may
stem from a multitude of factors including the muscles of the spine,
those seen and unseen. The multifidus muscles are such unseen muscles, smaller, deep muscles that run alongside the
spine from the cervical spine to the sacrum. These muscles assist
movements like lateral (side) flexion and rotation of the spine when contracted.
(3) Recently, researchers proposed that the multifidi
may be a possible source of back pain since they are described
as being stiffer in low back pain sufferers. Low back pain is linked to lumbodorsal musculature (which includes the
multifidus muscle) fatigue. Standing back extension exercise fatigued the multifidus
well enough which may avert low back pain initiated
by muscle fatigue. (4) “Superman” (on-the-floor) exercises are well known. Standing
back extension and “superman” exercises are newly reported
as equally beneficial to strengthen these multifidus muscles. (5) That is great
news! Tonawanda back pain sufferers can do simple, standing
exercises like this anywhere! The multifidus muscles benefit!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Paula Hugulet on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she details
the value of increasing muscle strength and
function as part of back pain treatment via the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
Schedule your next Tonawanda
chiropractic appointment today. Your words will be heard. Your multifidus muscles
will be directed in proper exercise to lessen and
potentially avert back pain. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation will ask you questions, and you
are encouraged to ask Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation questions, too!