McHenry Chiropractic Care Relief for Back Pain and Fear of Back Pain
Have you noticed that if you see someone with a pin approach a balloon, you flinch or cover your ears? You know there is a pop coming. It’s similar with McHenry back pain. If you believe your back to be painful, it often is. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic cares for back pain patients every day with that balloon-pop instinct for back pain’s intensity. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic works to help our McHenry back pain patients feel back pain relief and find a way to not expect their backs to hurt.
McHenry BACK PAIN PERCEPTION
Researchers write that perception of pain is affected by both the expectation of pain (or no pain) and the real sensation of pain. However, the greater the difference between the expectation and the pain, the less the expectation of pain or no pain influences the actual experience of pain. (1) It is not surprising, then, that back pain patients - those with spondylosis, intervertebral disc disorders among others – have issues with depression. (2) They expect a life without back pain, yet they suffer with back pain. There’s a disconnect between perception and reality. Treating McHenry back pain patients consists of not just treating the basis of back pain but its effects on the whole person, mind and body.
McHenry BACK PAIN FEAR
Patients fear McHenry back pain. Patients desire a diagnosis, pain control and imaging (often regardless of what the medical guidelines say). These perceived needs patient by patients with back pain affect patient outcomes. (3) Back pain specialists who know these perceived needs can address these needs, can talk about these needs and can explain how these needs are being met with the McHenry chiropractic treatment plan. Your chiropractor wants what is best for you and your desired and deserved pain relief.
McHenry BACK PAIN RELIEF WITH SPINAL MANIPULATION
Luckily, spinal manipulation proves itself worthy of use by McHenry back pain patients as research states that it may reduce the expectation of pain, the fear of movement and other associated brain responses that chronic low back pain patients experience. (As a side note, how were these findings recorded? With amazing new MRI technology that studies brain function and blood oxygen level signaling! Amazing!). (4) Your McHenry chiropractor at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic offers the gentlest type of spinal manipulation, Cox Technic, that itself is amazing. Another research study reported that manipulation and mobilization likely reduce pain and increase function for chronic low back pain. Manipulation has a better effect than mobilization. Both seemed to be safe interventions guiding the researchers to propose that a multimodal treatment plan may be promising. (5) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic understands this to be true! Your treatment plan will involve a variety of treatment tactics to help get you the relief you want.
Listen to this PODCAST with Australian chiropractor, Dr. Camercon McConville, on The Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. Dr. McConville shares how he incorporates a variety of treatment approaches to help his patients return to the activities they want to do without always experiencing the fear of pain.
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Schedule your McHenry chiropractic appointment at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic. As a team, you and OrthoIllinois Chiropractic will help form positive perceptions of back pain relief possible with chiropractic care.
