Oxford 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 gatherings and a new year. Back pain has some of us Oxford back pain and neck pain sufferers waiting and transitioning on the arrival of pain relief as well. The waiting is at times the hardest 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. Satterwhite Chiropractic is right there with our Oxford 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 reports are showing that 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 two times a day for a month effectively produced positive outcomes to enhance 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 process current thoughts) (3) are beneficial. Satterwhite Chiropractic encourages any of these practices to boost the healing, pain-relieving course of action with Oxford chiropractic services.
LIMINALITY IN BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA CARE
A fascinating outcome from a study done in the UK - SCOPiC (SCiatica Outcomes in Primary Care) – explained the thinking state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers use to cope with their pain and its recovery path. Researchers interviewed low back and sciatica sufferers. Sciatica is accompanied by its own distinctive set of issues in terms of its persistence and severity of symptoms. Researchers described the concept of “biographical suspension” as it pertains to sciatica patients who tend to put life on hold while expecting an ultimate return to their former, pain-free selves, holding onto hope while also handling distress. This is a form of ‘liminality’, the time between pre- and post-pain, bolstered by a belief that sciatica is a passing problem that is fixable, not a long-term illness. Even those who experienced sciatic leg pain for some time kept this belief. (4) Satterwhite Chiropractic is manytimes amazed by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to discover something that works for them. They oftentimes consult a variety of healthcare providers and try a variety of approaches as they are confident that there is help. Oxford back pain and Oxford leg pain patients are often relieved when they get to Satterwhite Chiropractic as we take the time to clearly explain the spinal condition, 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 change to every other day). Satterwhite Chiropractic 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 with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your next Oxford chiropractic appointment today. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope mixed with a little concern. Satterwhite Chiropractic knows this and has the wisdom to walk this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be endured alone!
