McHenry 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 many of us McHenry back pain and neck pain sufferers waiting and transitioning on the arrival of pain relief as well. The waiting is sometimes 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 beneficial ways to cope with the liminality. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is right there with our McHenry 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 showing that deep breathing exercises (especially the pursed-lips version which sufferers reported as more calming and pleasant with stronger sense of control) (1), diaphragmatic deep breathing (6 breaths per minute for 10 minutes twice a day for 4 weeks effectively brought about positive outcomes to improve autonomic function by reducing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which created time to enter a ‘liminal space’ to ponder on one’s struggles, discover calmness, and embrace current feelings) (3) are useful. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic encourages any of these ideas to enhance the healing, pain-relieving course of action with McHenry 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 thoughtful state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers use to cope with their pain and its path to recovery. The study has researchers interview sciatic low back pain sufferers. Sciatica is accompanied by its own unique set of issues in terms of its persistence and symptom severity. Researchers described the concept of “biographical suspension” as it applies to sciatica patients who tend to put life on hold while expecting an ultimate return to their prior, pain-free selves, holding onto hope while also managing distress. This is a type of ‘liminality’, the time between pre- and post-pain, bolstered by a belief that sciatica is temporary and fixable, not a long-term illness. Even those who experienced sciatic leg pain for a while kept this belief. (4) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is manytimes amazed by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to discover something that works for them. They oftentimes talk with many different types of healthcare providers and try many different approaches as they are confident that there is help. McHenry back pain and McHenry leg pain patients are often relieved when they get to OrthoIllinois Chiropractic as we take the time to clearly explain the spinal problem, its treatment, its expected 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). OrthoIllinois Chiropractic constantly monitors the back and leg pain sufferer’s progress toward pain relief with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
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 with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your next McHenry chiropractic appointment soon. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope combined with a little worry. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic understands this and has the wisdom to walk this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be experienced alone!
