Elgin Back Pain Patients Tips for Waiting on Relief: Walking, Breathing, Walking
Liminality. A time of waiting. A time of transition. The holidays have many of us waiting and transitioning to holiday gatherings and a new year. Back pain has many of us Elgin back pain and neck pain sufferers waiting and transitioning on a state of pain relief as well. The waiting is occasionally 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 beneficial ways to deal with the liminality. Connected Chiropractic is right there with our Elgin chiropractic patients as they wait.
HOW TO HELP YOURSELF THROUGH BACK PAIN’S LIMINALITY
Back pain specialists will often assign ice/heat/exercise for home care. New reports are describing how deep breathing exercises (particularly the pursed-lips version which patients reported as more calming and pleasant with a more sense of control) (1), diaphragmatic deep breathing (6 breaths per minute for 10 minutes twice a day for a month effectively generated positive outcomes to improve autonomic function by reducing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which allocated time to enter a ‘liminal space’ to contemplate on one’s struggles, discover calmness, and process current feelings) (3) are useful. Connected Chiropractic encourages any of these ideas to augment the healing, pain-relieving process with Elgin 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) – explained the thinking state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers employ to cope with their pain and its recovery path. Researchers interviewed sciatic low back pain sufferers. Sciatica arrives with its own distinctive set of issues in terms of its persistence and symptom severity. Researchers described the concept of “biographical suspension” as it applies to sciatica patients who seem to put life on hold while expecting an eventual return to their previous, pain-free selves, holding onto hope while also managing worry. This is a type of ‘liminality’, the time between pre- and post-pain, strengthened by a belief that sciatica is temporary and fixable, not a long-term disease. Even those who had sciatic leg pain for some time maintained this belief. (4) Connected Chiropractic is manytimes amazed by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to discover something that works for them. They frequently consult many different types of healthcare providers and try many different approaches as they just know there is help. Elgin back pain and Elgin leg pain patients often find that relief when they finally arrive at Connected Chiropractic as we take the time to clearly explain the spinal condition, its treatment, its expected 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 change to every other day). Connected Chiropractic is always monitoring 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.
Make your next Elgin chiropractic appointment soon. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope combined with a little concern. Connected Chiropractic understands this and has the wisdom to walk this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be endured alone!
