
MONITORING PAIN and ASKING QUESTIONS HELP
PAIN RELIEF
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!
CONTACT Back And Neck Care Center
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!
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