Tonawanda Back Pain Patients Tips for Waiting on Relief: Walking, Breathing, Walking
Liminality. Waiting. Transitioning. The holidays have many of us waiting and transitioning to holiday gatherings and a new year. Back pain has many of us Tonawanda back pain and neck pain sufferers waiting and transitioning on the arrival of pain relief as well. The waiting is at times the toughest part. Waiting for the big holiday and waiting for the relief of back pain or neck pain are filled with anticipation. Exercising, breathing, and walking are positive ways to cope with the liminality. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is right beside our Tonawanda chiropractic patients as they wait.
HOW TO HELP YOURSELF THROUGH BACK PAIN’S LIMINALITY
Back pain specialists will frequently prescribe ice/heat/exercise for home care. New reports are showing that deep breathing exercises (especially the pursed-lips version which sufferers reported as more calming and pleasant with a more sense of control) (1), diaphragmatic deep breathing (6 breaths a minute for 10 minutes two times a day for 4 weeks effectively generated positive outcomes to improve autonomic function by decreasing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which allowed for time to be in a ‘liminal space’ to ponder on one’s struggles, discover calmness, and process current thoughts) (3) are useful. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation encourages any of these practices to augment the healing, pain-relieving course of action with Tonawanda chiropractic services.
LIMINALITY IN BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA CARE
An interesting outcome from a study done in the UK - SCOPiC (SCiatica Outcomes in Primary Care) – described the thinking state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers use to deal with their pain and its recovery path. The study has researchers interview sciatic low back pain sufferers. Sciatica is accompanied by its own distinctive set of issues in terms of its persistence and severity of symptoms. Researchers explained the concept of “biographical suspension” as it related to sciatica patients who tend to put life on hold while expecting an ultimate return to their prior, pain-free selves, holding onto hope while also handling worry. This is a type of ‘liminality’, the time between pre- and post-pain, bolstered by a belief that sciatica is a passing problem that is fixable, not a long-term disease. Even those who experienced sciatic leg pain for some time kept this belief. (4) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is manytimes amazed by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to discover a treatment that works for them. They frequently consult a variety of healthcare providers and try many different approaches as they just know there is help. Tonawanda back pain and Tonawanda leg pain patients are often relieved when they get to Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation as we take the time to clearly explain the spinal problem, its treatment, its anticipated outcome, and its treatment plan including the frequency of visits and the expected timeframe for relief. The 50% Rule guides both: 50% subjective relief (how you feel) along with 50% objective relief (via specific test findings) reduce the treatment plan frequency by 50% (ex: daily visits turn to every other day). Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation constantly monitors the back and leg pain sufferer’s progress toward pain relief with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Patterson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares how what the patient expects influences their pain relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Set up your next Tonawanda chiropractic appointment today. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope mingled with a little worry. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation understands this and has the experience in walking this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be experienced alone!
