Ashburn and Herndon Back Pain Relief Includes Self-Management
“Just give me something to stop the pain.” or “Just do something so I stop hurting.” are just two comments Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn and fellow back pain healthcare practitioners commonly hear. When in pain, we all just want it to stop in the easiest and fastest 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 can see it for what it is. Temporary. Unwelcome. Disruptive. But manageable many times when engaged. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn encourages our Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients and neck pain patients to take part in their back pain relief process. It makes a difference. It may perhaps even change your life for the better. Many Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients have experienced this.
SELF-MANAGEMENT BENEFITS
Amazingly up to 25% of back pain patients in a new study were not actively involved in their spine care treatment plan. Research is filled with reports emphasizing 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 offending factors that reduced patients’ participation in their own care, researchers made 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 discovered 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, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn tries to do whatever it takes to help our Ashburn and Herndon 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 equally as well as back-strengthening exercise protocols. When fear of movement and functional limitations because of 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) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn shares such options to help our patients.
SELF-MANAGEMENT APP
Ever heard the saying “There’s an app for that!”? Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is sure you have! Not alarming in today’s app-crazy world that there is an app in the works to help you manage 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 data collection, researchers will fill the app with tips and exercises that have benefited others experiencing 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) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn looks forward to saying “There's an app for that!" Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn knows that some of our Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients will love this!
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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 the best back pain relief possible.
Schedule a Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment soon to begin care with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. Be ready to be involved in your back pain treatment plan for back pain relief. You’ll be so happy that the pill or “something” was not 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.
