New York City 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 some of us New York City back pain and neck pain sufferers transitioning and waiting on a state 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 accompanied by anticipation. Exercising, breathing, and walking are positive ways to cope with the liminality. Rosenberg Wellness Center is right beside our New York City chiropractic patients as they wait.
HOW TO HELP YOURSELF THROUGH BACK PAIN’S LIMINALITY
Back pain specialists will often suggest ice/heat/exercise for home care. New reports are describing how deep breathing exercises (especially the pursed-lips version which sufferers reported to be more calming and pleasant with a more 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 improve autonomic function by decreasing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which created time to be in a ‘liminal space’ to contemplate on one’s struggles, relish some calmness, and embrace current thoughts) (3) are useful. Rosenberg Wellness Center encourages any of these practices to boost the healing, pain-relieving course of action with New York City 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 thoughtful state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers employ to deal with their pain and its path to recovery. Researchers interviewed sciatic low back pain sufferers. Sciatica is accompanied by its own unique group of issues in terms of its persistence and symptom severity. Researchers illustrated the concept of “biographical suspension” as it related to sciatica patients who seem to put life on hold while expecting an ultimate return to their prior, 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 illness. Even those who experienced sciatic leg pain for some time kept this belief. (4) Rosenberg Wellness Center is often awestruck by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to discover a treatment that works for them. They frequently consult a variety of healthcare providers and try a variety of approaches as they are confident that there is help. New York City back pain and New York City leg pain patients often find that relief when they finally arrive at Rosenberg Wellness Center as we take the time to clearly explain the spinal condition, 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). Rosenberg Wellness Center 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 the role of patient expectations in their pain relief via The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Set up your next New York City chiropractic appointment today. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope mingled with a little worry. Rosenberg Wellness Center understands this and has the experience in walking this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be experienced alone!
