Ashburn and Herndon Back Pain Patients Tips for Waiting on Relief: Walking, Breathing, Walking

Liminality. Waiting. Transitioning. The holidays have many of us waiting and transitioning to holiday gatherings and a new year. Back pain has some of us Ashburn and Herndon back pain and neck pain sufferers transitioning and waiting on a state of pain relief as well. The waiting is occasionally the toughest part. Waiting for the big holiday and waiting for the relief of back pain or neck pain are packed with anticipation. Exercising, breathing, and walking are beneficial ways to deal with the liminality. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is right beside our Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients as they wait.

HOW TO HELP YOURSELF THROUGH BACK PAIN’S LIMINALITY

Back pain specialists will frequently assign ice/heat/exercise for home care. New reports are showing that deep breathing exercises (especially the pursed-lips version which sufferers reported as more calming and pleasant with stronger sense of control) (1), diaphragmatic deep breathing (6 breaths per minute for 10 minutes two times a day for a month effectively brought about positive outcomes to enhance autonomic function by decreasing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which created time to be in a ‘liminal space’ to ponder on one’s struggles, discover calmness, and process current feelings) (3) are useful. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn encourages any of these practices to enhance the healing, pain-relieving process with Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic services.

LIMINALITY IN BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA CARE

An interesting outcome from a study performed in the UK - SCOPiC (SCiatica Outcomes in Primary Care) – described the thoughtful state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers use to deal with their pain and its path to recovery. The study has researchers interview low back and sciatica sufferers. Sciatica arrives with its own distinctive set of issues in terms of its persistence and symptom severity. Researchers illustrated the concept of “biographical suspension” as it applies to sciatica patients who tend to put life on hold while expecting an ultimate return to their prior, pain-free selves, holding onto hope while also controlling distress. This is a form of ‘liminality’, the time between pre- and post-pain, held up 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 a while maintained this belief. (4) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is often awestruck by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to discover a treatment that works for them. They frequently talk with many different types of healthcare providers and try a variety of approaches as they just know there is help. Ashburn and Herndon back pain and Ashburn and Herndon leg pain patients are often relieved when they get to Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn as we take the time to clearly explain the spinal problem, its treatment, its expected 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 turn to every other day). Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is always monitoring 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 shares the role of patient expectations in their pain relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Make your next Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment soon. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope mixed with a little concern. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn understands this and has the wisdom to walk this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be endured alone!