“Just give me something to stop the pain.” or “Just do something
so I don’t hurt.” are just two comments Layden Chiropractic and
fellow back pain healthcare practitioners hear all
the time. When in pain, we all just want it to stop in the least
effort required and quickest way possible. This is not
always possible though. We all need to look at our pain and make
friends with it to some extent. We have to see it for what it is.
Temporary. Unwelcome. Disruptive. But manageable many times when engaged. Layden Chiropractic encourages
our Plainville back pain patients and neck pain patients to take
part in their back pain relief process. It can make
a difference. It may perhaps even alter your life for
the better. Many Plainville chiropractic patients have experienced this.
SELF-MANAGEMENT BENEFITS
Remarkably up to 25% of back pain patients in
a new study weren’t actively engaged in their
spine care treatment plan. Research is filled with papers
emphasizing the significance 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 deal with these issues and increase
the patients’ understanding and participation via text reminders, exercises,
lifestyle changes, webinars, videos, paper educational materials and more. (1) One
study found that a variety of approaches to reduce
disability and work absenteeism was cost effective though no one particular
intervention stood out over others. (2) Like these researchers, Layden Chiropractic
tries to do anything possible to help our Plainville
back pain and neck pain patients!
SPINE EXERCISES AND EMS
This may be a unique helpful intervention for certain
patients: whole-body electromyostimulation. It decreased
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 a timely fashion, reducing
pain intensity and enhancing trunk flexors. (3) Layden Chiropractic
shares such options to help our patients.
SELF-MANAGEMENT APP
Ever heard the saying “There’s
an app for that!”? Layden Chiropractic is positive you have! Not
surprising45 in today’s app-crazy world that there is an app in development to help you keep track of self-management
tasks like exercise, sleep, etc. For the “selfBACK” app, researchers are currently
gathering data on the effectiveness of
various interventions at baseline, 6 weeks, 3, 6, and 9 months
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 personalized for
self-management of back pain and other musculoskeletal issues based on
what others with similar conditions found helpful and
relieving. (4) Layden Chiropractic looks forward to saying “There's an app for
that!" Layden Chiropractic knows that some of our Plainville back pain
patients will love this!
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Jack Stern on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he outlines how
back pain patients can best help themselves to optimal back pain
relief.
Schedule a Plainville chiropractic appointment
soon to start with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management at Layden Chiropractic. Be ready to be engaged with your
back pain treatment plan for back pain relief. You will be pleasantly
surprised that the pill or “something” was not available once you are feeling better in terms of
back pain relief and mental happiness that you were an active
part of the relief process.