WORDS DESCRIBING PAIN ARE IMPORTANT TO
YOUR CHIROPRACTOR
“Why do you ask me so many
questions, doc?”
Our Severna Park chiropractic patients are the core of our practice. We want
to understand each you and your pain experience well,
treat you well, and ensure that you are satisfied with your care
and outcome. That is why we ask you to explain
your pain to us, sometimes a few times and in a variety of
different ways! Words mean different things to different people: “discomfort”
to one may signify “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 with regards to
the description of “feeling”: pain signified
sharp/shooting, discomfort was dull/tingling, stiffness was
tight/restricted. (1) It's beneficial for us
to know our patient’s experience with pain to better reach
expectations and boost satisfaction with care. Patients who went
to 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 common of rationales
patients seek chiropractic care! In this setting, because patients trusted their main physician, patients were satisfied with the collaboration amongst
the various healthcare team members. Patients valued
consistency in care from one caregiving chiropractor. (2)
Back And Neck Care Center knows our patients appreciate - and can expect - these
same things from us: consistency, care, collaboration, and results!
Severna Park CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE
MONTH: Strengthen
Multifidus Muscles While Standing
Back pain. It’s a simple description that may
stem from many factors including the muscles of the spine,
those seen and unseen. The multifidus muscles are such unseen muscles, deep,
smaller muscles that run beside the
spine from the neck to the sacrum. These muscles assist
movements like lateral (side) flexion and rotation of the spine when contracted.
(3) Lately, researchers suggested that the multifidi
may be a potential source of back pain since they are found to be stiffer in low back pain sufferers. Low back pain is linked to lumbodorsal musculature (which incorporates the
multifidus muscle) fatigue. Standing back extension exercise fatigued the multifidus
sufficiently which may avert low back pain produced
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’s great
news! Severna Park back pain sufferers can do easy, 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 explains
the value of improving muscle strength and
function as part of back pain care following the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Back And Neck Care Center
Make your next Severna Park
chiropractic appointment today. Your words will be heard. Your multifidus muscles
will be directed in proper exercise to lessen and
potentially avert back pain. Back And Neck Care Center will ask you questions, and you
are encouraged to ask Back And Neck Care Center questions, too!