October 2021 Healthy News from Back And Neck Care Center Monitoring Pain Leads to Improved Pain Relief and Not Being Sedentary Helps Too

Your Severna Park chiropractor understands how disturbing back pain may be for our spine-related pain patients. A study that looked at the issue of whether focusing on pain for low back pain patients - by asking them questions about their pain on a weekly basis – affected the patients negatively. The outcome: frequent monitoring of pain didn’t prove to be a bad thing.  It may have even been beneficial! The low back pain intensity scores at 12 months’ follow up were lower for the patients who were monitored than the scores of patients who were not asked about their pain every week! (1) Our chiropractic treatment plan which includes spinal manipulation - 90% of which is delivered by chiropractors in the US - is managed by your input about your pain experience. We ask you about how you experience pain at every Severna Park chiropractic visit and modify your treatment frequency and type as you get better according to the 50% Rule like visits are decreased by 50% when 50% relief is attained and treatment protocol may shift from protocol 1 (single segment, one motion) to protocol 2 (single segment, all ranges of motion, may include more segments as tolerance testing allows). We can talk more about these protocols if you want. A bit of focus on pain goes a long way toward pain relief!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains the central role the patient’s pain experience and response plays in the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

 

TIP OF THE MONTH:  Don’t Be Sedentary

A sedentary Severna Park lifestyle at any age is not positive. As we age and want to enjoy our older years, we cannot let ourselves be sedentary. Grow old actively! Comparing how and when non-active older adults exercised – 60 minutes in the morning or 30 minutes each in the morning and evening – researchers found large improvements in lower limb strength, large gains in walking speed and daily activities, improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, and enhancements in agility as demonstrated by TUG (time-up-to-go from a seated position) test results in both groups. There were slightly better results in the 30/30 group indicating that there may be a benefit to breaking up late day sedentariness with exercise. Physical activity exercise for older adults is vital for physical as well as mental and psychosocial health. Back And Neck Care Center urges our chiropractic patients to not be part of the 31% of the world’s population who are thought to not presently satisfy recommended levels of activity. (2) Let’s see what activity is best for you!

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Make your next Severna Park chiropractic appointment today! We will see you then and be sure to ask you how your pain is and how active you are! We’re here for you!