Manchester 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 many of us Manchester back pain and neck pain sufferers waiting and transitioning on a state of pain relief, too. 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 good ways to cope with the liminality. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is right there with our Manchester chiropractic patients as they wait.
HOW TO HELP YOURSELF THROUGH BACK PAIN’S LIMINALITY
Back pain specialists will frequently suggest ice/heat/exercise for home care. New reports 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 a minute for 10 minutes twice a day for a month effectively generated positive outcomes to improve autonomic function by reducing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which allowed for time to be in a ‘liminal space’ to ponder on one’s struggles, find calmness, and process current feelings) (3) are beneficial. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries supports any of these ideas to boost the healing, pain-relieving process with Manchester 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) – described the thoughtful state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers employ to cope with their pain and its path to recovery. The study has researchers interview low back and sciatica sufferers. Sciatica comes with its own distinctive group of issues in terms of its persistence and severity of symptoms. Researchers described 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 former, pain-free selves, holding onto hope while also controlling concern. This is a type 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 disease. Even those who had sciatic leg pain for some time maintained this belief. (4) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is often awestruck by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to discover something that works for them. They frequently talk with a variety of healthcare providers and try many different approaches as they just know there is help. Manchester back pain and Manchester leg pain patients are often relieved when they get to Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries 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). Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is always monitoring the back and leg pain sufferer’s progress toward pain relief with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
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 via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your next Manchester chiropractic appointment today. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope mixed with a little concern. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries knows this and has the experience in walking this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be experienced alone!
