WORDS DESCRIBING PAIN ARE IMPORTANT TO
YOUR CHIROPRACTOR
“Why do you ask me so many
questions, doc?”
Our Plainville chiropractic patients are central
to our practice. We want
to understand each of our patients and your pain experience well,
treat you well, and be sure you are satisfied with your care
and outcome. That is why we have you to explain
your pain to us, sometimes a few times and in a variety of
different ways! Words mean different things to different people: “discomfort”
to one may mean “pain” to another while “stiffness” means
“pain” or “discomfort” to a another. It is true! Researchers studied
just what these different words mean to patients. An example of this is the description of “feeling”: pain was
sharp/shooting, discomfort signified dull/tingling, stiffness signified
tight/restricted. (1) It's beneficial for us
to know our patient’s experience with pain to better meet
expectations and boost satisfaction with care. Patients who visited an integrated hospital for care of their musculoskeletal pain
and depressive symptoms assessed their pain as 5/10 (10 being
greatest pain) as well as indicated multiple pain
locations (9 of 17 participants), low back pain (13 of 17), and neck pain (8 of
17). Those are quite common of rationales
patients pursue chiropractic care! In this setting, patients were satisfied with the
collaboration amongst the various healthcare team members due to
the trust they had in their physician. Patients appreciated
consistency in care from one caregiving chiropractor. (2)
Layden Chiropractic knows our patients value - and can expect - these
same things from us: consistency, care, collaboration, and results!
Plainville CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE
MONTH: Standing Exercise for Multifidus Muscle Strengthening Works
Back pain. It is a simple description that may
stem from a multitude of factors including the muscles of the spine,
those seen and unseen. The multifidus muscles are such unseen muscles, smaller, deep muscles that run parallel to the
spine from the neck to the sacrum. These muscles aid
movements like lateral (side) flexion and rotation of the spine when contracted.
(3) Recently, researchers proposed that the multifidi
may be a possible source of back pain since they are found to be stiffer in low back pain sufferers. Low back pain is linked to lumbodorsal musculature (which includes the
multifidus muscle) fatigue. Standing back extension exercise fatigued the multifidus
sufficiently which may prevent low back pain caused
by muscle fatigue. (4) “Superman” (on-the-floor) exercises are well known. Standing
back extension and “superman” exercises are newly documented to be equally beneficial to strengthen these multifidus muscles. (5) That’s great
news! Plainville back pain sufferers can do easy, standing
exercises like this anywhere! The multifidus muscles benefit!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Paula Hugulet on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she explains
the benefit of improving muscle strength and
function as part of back pain treatment via the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Schedule your next Plainville
chiropractic appointment today. Your words will be heard. Your multifidus muscles
will be directed in proper exercise to lessen and
potentially avert back pain. Layden Chiropractic will ask you questions, and you
are welcome to ask Layden Chiropractic questions, too!