Severna Park 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 get-togethers and a new year. Back pain has some of us Severna Park back pain and neck pain sufferers waiting and transitioning on a state of pain relief as well. The waiting is at times the hardest part. Waiting for the big holiday and waiting for the relief of back pain or neck pain are accompanied by anticipation. Exercising, breathing, and walking are positive ways to cope with the liminality. Back And Neck Care Center is right beside our Severna Park chiropractic patients as they wait.

HOW TO HELP YOURSELF THROUGH BACK PAIN’S LIMINALITY

Back pain specialists will often suggest ice/heat/exercise for home care. New studies are describing how deep breathing exercises (particularly the pursed-lips version which patients reported as more calming and pleasant with stronger sense of control) (1), diaphragmatic deep breathing (6 breaths a minute for 10 minutes two times a day for 4 weeks effectively brought about positive outcomes to improve autonomic function by decreasing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which allocated time to be in a ‘liminal space’ to contemplate on one’s struggles, find calmness, and embrace current feelings) (3) are beneficial. Back And Neck Care Center supports any of these practices to boost the healing, pain-relieving course of action with Severna Park chiropractic services.

LIMINALITY IN BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA CARE

An interesting outcome from a study performed in the UK - SCOPiC (SCiatica Outcomes in Primary Care) – explained the thinking state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers employ to deal with their pain and its recovery path. The study has researchers interview low back and sciatica sufferers. Sciatica is accompanied by its own unique set of issues in terms of its persistence and symptom severity. Researchers explained the concept of “biographical suspension” as it pertains to sciatica patients who seem to put life on hold while expecting an eventual 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, held up by a belief that sciatica is a passing problem that is fixable, not a long-term illness. Even those who had sciatic leg pain for a while maintained this belief. (4) Back And Neck Care Center is often awestruck by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to find a treatment that works for them. They oftentimes talk with a variety of healthcare providers and try many different approaches as they just know there is help. Severna Park back pain and Severna Park leg pain patients often find that relief when they finally arrive at Back And Neck Care Center as we take the time to clearly explain the spinal condition, its treatment, its expected outcome, and its treatment plan comprising the frequency of visits and the expected timeframe for relief. The 50% Rule directs 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). Back And Neck Care Center 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 via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Make your next Severna Park chiropractic appointment soon. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope mingled with a little worry. Back And Neck Care Center understands this and has the wisdom to walk this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be experienced alone!