Murfreesboro 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 Murfreesboro 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 packed with anticipation. Exercising, breathing, and walking are positive ways to deal with the liminality. Most Chiropractic Clinic is right there with our Murfreesboro chiropractic patients as they wait.
HOW TO HELP YOURSELF THROUGH BACK PAIN’S LIMINALITY
Back pain specialists will often 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 a more sense of control) (1), diaphragmatic deep breathing (6 breaths a minute for 10 minutes twice a day for a month effectively produced positive outcomes to enhance autonomic function by decreasing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which allowed for time to enter a ‘liminal space’ to reflect on one’s struggles, find calmness, and embrace current thoughts) (3) are useful. Most Chiropractic Clinic encourages any of these practices to augment the healing, pain-relieving course of action with Murfreesboro chiropractic services.
LIMINALITY IN BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA CARE
An interesting outcome from a study done in the UK - SCOPiC (SCiatica Outcomes in Primary Care) – explained the thoughtful state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers use to manage their pain and its path to recovery. Researchers interviewed sciatic low back pain sufferers. Sciatica comes with its own distinctive group of issues in terms of its persistence and severity of symptoms. Researchers explained the concept of “biographical suspension” as it related to sciatica patients who tend to put life on hold while expecting an eventual return to their previous, pain-free selves, holding onto hope while also controlling distress. This is a form 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 experienced sciatic leg pain for a while maintained this belief. (4) Most 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 many different types of healthcare providers and try many different approaches as they are confident that there is help. Murfreesboro back pain and Murfreesboro leg pain patients often find that relief when they finally arrive at Most 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 directs 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 change to every other day). Most 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 how what the patient expects influences their pain relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your next Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment soon. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope combined with a little concern. Most Chiropractic Clinic knows this and has the experience in walking this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be experienced alone!
