San Jose Back Pain Patients Tips for Waiting on Relief: Walking, Breathing, Walking
Liminality. Waiting. Transitioning. The holidays have many of us waiting and transitioning to holiday get-togethers and a new year. Back pain has some of us San Jose back pain and neck pain sufferers transitioning and waiting on the arrival of pain relief, too. The waiting is at times 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. Chiropractic Solutions is right there with our San Jose chiropractic patients as they wait.
HOW TO HELP YOURSELF THROUGH BACK PAIN’S LIMINALITY
Back pain specialists will frequently prescribe 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 a more sense of control) (1), diaphragmatic deep breathing (6 breaths a minute for 10 minutes two times a day for a month effectively generated positive outcomes to enhance autonomic function by decreasing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which created time to enter a ‘liminal space’ to contemplate on one’s struggles, discover calmness, and process current feelings) (3) are beneficial. Chiropractic Solutions encourages any of these ideas to augment the healing, pain-relieving course of action with San Jose chiropractic services.
LIMINALITY IN BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA CARE
An interesting outcome from a study performed in the UK - SCOPiC (SCiatica Outcomes in Primary Care) – described the thinking state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers use to deal with their pain and its path to recovery. Researchers interviewed sciatic low back pain sufferers. Sciatica comes with its own unique group of issues in terms of its persistence and severity of symptoms. Researchers explained the concept of “biographical suspension” as it applies to sciatica patients who seem to put life on hold while expecting an ultimate return to their previous, pain-free selves, holding onto hope while also managing concern. 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 had sciatic leg pain for some time kept this belief. (4) Chiropractic Solutions is manytimes amazed by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to discover something that works for them. They frequently consult many different types of healthcare providers and try a variety of approaches as they are confident that there is help. San Jose back pain and San Jose leg pain patients often find that relief when they finally arrive at Chiropractic Solutions 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). Chiropractic Solutions is always monitoring 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 via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your next San Jose chiropractic appointment today. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope mingled with a little worry. Chiropractic Solutions understands this and has the wisdom to walk this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be experienced alone!
