Fernandina Beach 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 transitioning and waiting to holiday get-togethers and a new year. Back pain has some of us Fernandina Beach back pain and neck pain sufferers transitioning and waiting on a state of pain relief as well. 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 deal with the liminality. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is right beside our Fernandina Beach 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 (especially the pursed-lips version which sufferers reported to be more calming and pleasant with stronger sense of control) (1), diaphragmatic deep breathing (6 breaths per 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 allocated time to be in a ‘liminal space’ to contemplate on one’s struggles, relish some calmness, and embrace current feelings) (3) are beneficial. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic supports any of these ideas to enhance the healing, pain-relieving course of action with Fernandina Beach 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 employ to cope with their pain and its recovery path. Researchers interviewed sciatic low back pain sufferers. Sciatica comes with its own distinctive group of issues in terms of its persistence and symptom severity. Researchers explained the concept of “biographical suspension” as it pertains to sciatica patients who seem to put life on hold while expecting an eventual return to their former, pain-free selves, holding onto hope while also managing concern. This is a form of ‘liminality’, the time between pre- and post-pain, strengthened by a belief that sciatica is temporary and fixable, not a long-term disease. Even those who experienced sciatic leg pain for some time maintained this belief. (4) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is often awestruck by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to discover something that works for them. They frequently talk with many different types of healthcare providers and try many different approaches as they are confident that there is help. Fernandina Beach back pain and Fernandina Beach leg pain patients are often relieved when they get to Amelia Chiropractic Clinic as we take the time to clearly explain the spinal problem, its treatment, its expected outcome, and its treatment plan including 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) reduce the treatment plan frequency by 50% (ex: daily visits turn to every other day). Amelia Chiropractic Clinic 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 shares the role of patient expectations in their pain relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your next Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment soon. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope mixed with a little worry. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic knows this and has the experience in walking this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be endured alone!
