Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne back pain and neck pain sufferers waiting and transitioning on the arrival of pain relief, too. The waiting is occasionally the toughest 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 deal with the liminality. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is right there with our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients as they wait.
HOW TO HELP YOURSELF THROUGH BACK PAIN’S LIMINALITY
Back pain specialists will frequently assign ice/heat/exercise for home care. New studies are describing how deep breathing exercises (particularly the pursed-lips version which patients reported to be more calming and pleasant with stronger sense of control) (1), diaphragmatic deep breathing (6 breaths a minute for 10 minutes twice a day for 4 weeks effectively produced positive outcomes to enhance autonomic function by decreasing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which created time to be in a ‘liminal space’ to ponder on one’s struggles, relish some calmness, and process current feelings) (3) are useful. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic supports any of these ideas to boost the healing, pain-relieving course of action with Fort Wayne chiropractic services.
LIMINALITY IN BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA CARE
A fascinating outcome from a study done in the UK - SCOPiC (SCiatica Outcomes in Primary Care) – described the thinking state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers employ to deal with their pain and its path to recovery. Researchers interviewed low back and sciatica sufferers. Sciatica comes with its own unique set of issues in terms of its persistence and severity of symptoms. Researchers described the concept of “biographical suspension” as it related to sciatica patients who seem to put life on hold while expecting an ultimate return to their former, pain-free selves, holding onto hope while also controlling worry. This is a type of ‘liminality’, the time between pre- and post-pain, strengthened by a belief that sciatica is a passing problem that is fixable, not a long-term disease. Even those who experienced sciatic leg pain for a while kept this belief. (4) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is manytimes amazed by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to find a treatment that works for them. They frequently consult a variety of healthcare providers and try many different approaches as they are confident that there is help. Fort Wayne back pain and Fort Wayne leg pain patients often find that relief when they finally arrive at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic as we take the time to clearly explain the spinal problem, its treatment, its anticipated outcome, and its treatment plan comprising 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) decrease the treatment plan frequency by 50% (ex: daily visits turn to every other day). Aaron Chiropractic Clinic constantly monitors 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 discusses the role of patient expectations in their pain relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your next Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment soon. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope combined with a little concern. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic knows this and has the wisdom to walk this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be endured alone!
