St Peters 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 gatherings and a new year. Back pain has some of us St Peters back pain and neck pain sufferers waiting and transitioning on a state of pain relief, too. The waiting is sometimes 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 good ways to deal with the liminality. Old Mill Chiropractic is right beside our St Peters chiropractic patients as they wait.
HOW TO HELP YOURSELF THROUGH BACK PAIN’S LIMINALITY
Back pain specialists will often prescribe ice/heat/exercise for home care. New studies are describing how deep breathing exercises (particularly the pursed-lips version which sufferers reported to be more calming and pleasant with a more 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 improve autonomic function by decreasing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which created time to enter a ‘liminal space’ to ponder on one’s struggles, discover calmness, and process current feelings) (3) are useful. Old Mill Chiropractic supports any of these practices to boost the healing, pain-relieving process with St Peters chiropractic services.
LIMINALITY IN BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA CARE
A fascinating 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 cope with their pain and its path to recovery. The study has researchers interview low back and sciatica sufferers. Sciatica comes with its own unique group of issues in terms of its persistence and severity of symptoms. Researchers described the concept of “biographical suspension” as it pertains 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 managing distress. This is a type of ‘liminality’, the time between pre- and post-pain, held up by a belief that sciatica is temporary and fixable, not a long-term illness. Even those who had sciatic leg pain for a while kept this belief. (4) Old Mill Chiropractic is manytimes amazed by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to discover something that works for them. They oftentimes consult many different types of healthcare providers and try many different approaches as they are confident that there is help. St Peters back pain and St Peters leg pain patients are often relieved when they get to Old Mill Chiropractic as we take the time to clearly explain the spinal condition, its treatment, its anticipated 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). Old Mill Chiropractic 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 shares how what the patient expects influences their pain relief via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your next St Peters chiropractic appointment today. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope mingled with a little concern. Old Mill Chiropractic knows this and has the wisdom to walk this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be endured alone!
