“Just give me something to stop the pain.” or “Just do something
so I don’t hurt.” are just two comments Apple Country Chiropractic and
fellow back pain healthcare practitioners commonly hear. When in pain, we all just want it to stop in the simplest and quickest way possible. This is not
always possible though. We all have to look at our pain and make
friends with it to some extent. We can see it for what it is.
Temporary. Unwelcome. Disruptive. But manageable many times when engaged. Apple Country Chiropractic urges
our Williamson back pain patients and neck pain patients to participate in their back pain relief process. It makes
a difference. It may well change your life for
the better. Many Williamson chiropractic patients have lived this.
SELF-MANAGEMENT BENEFITS
Remarkably up to 25% of back pain patients in
a new study were not actively involved in their
spine care treatment plan. Research is ripe with studies
highlighting the importance of patient-engagement
with treatment of spine pain. What kept such patients participating?
In researcher-ease, environmental context and resources, emotion, memory/attention/decision-making,
and behavioural regulation did. Knowing that these things were the
interfering culprits that interfered with
patients’ participation in their own care, researchers created a special
plan to address these issues and improve
the patients’ understanding and participation via text reminders, exercises,
lifestyle changes, webinars, videos, paper educational materials and more. (1) One
study found that a mix of approaches to lessen
disability and work absenteeism was cost effective though no one particular
intervention stood out over others. (2) Like these researchers, Apple Country Chiropractic
tries to do whatever it takes to help our Williamson
back pain and neck pain patients!
SPINE EXERCISES AND EMS
This may be a unique helpful intervention for certain
patients: whole-body electromyostimulation. It reduced
nonspecific chronic low back pain just as well as back-strengthening
exercise protocols. When fear of movement and functional limitations due to back pain are a part of the problem, whole body
electrical stimulation improved patients’
strength and stabilization in good time, reducing
pain intensity and improving trunk flexors. (3) Apple Country Chiropractic
shares such alternatives to help our patients.
SELF-MANAGEMENT APP
Have you heard “There’s
an app for that!”? Apple Country Chiropractic is sure you have! Not
surprising45 in today’s app-crazy world that there is an app in the
works to help you keep track of self-management
tasks like exercise, sleep, etc. For the “selfBACK” app, researchers are now
gathering data on the usefulness of
various interventions at various times
for nonspecific low back pain. From this research data,
researchers will fill the app with tips and exercises that have
worked for others with similar issues. Each
patient’s app will then be customized for
self-management of back pain and other musculoskeletal issues based on
what others with similar conditions reported helpful and
relieving. (4) Apple Country Chiropractic looks forward to saying “There is an app for
that!" Apple Country Chiropractic knows that some of our Williamson back pain
patients will love this!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Jack Stern on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares how
back pain patients can best help themselves to optimal back pain
relief.
Schedule a Williamson chiropractic visit
soon to start with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management at Apple Country Chiropractic. Be ready to be engaged with your
back pain treatment plan for back pain relief. You’ll be so happy that the pill or “something” wasn’t presented
to you once you are feeling better regarding
back pain relief and mental happiness that you were an active
part of the relief process.