Toronto Back Pain Patients Tips for Waiting on Relief: Walking, Breathing, Walking
Liminality. A time of waiting. A time of transition. The holidays have many of us waiting and transitioning to holiday get-togethers and a new year. Back pain has many of us Toronto back pain and neck pain sufferers waiting and transitioning on the arrival of pain relief as well. The waiting is at times the hardest 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 good ways to deal with the liminality. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is right there with our Toronto chiropractic patients as they wait.
HOW TO HELP YOURSELF THROUGH BACK PAIN’S LIMINALITY
Back pain specialists will frequently suggest ice/heat/exercise for home care. New reports are describing how deep breathing exercises (particularly the pursed-lips version which sufferers reported to be 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 produced positive outcomes to enhance autonomic function by reducing sympathetic activity) (2), and long-distance walking (which allowed for time to be in a ‘liminal space’ to reflect on one’s struggles, discover calmness, and process current feelings) (3) are beneficial. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre encourages any of these practices to boost the healing, pain-relieving course of action with Toronto chiropractic services.
LIMINALITY IN BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA CARE
An interesting outcome from a study done in the UK - SCOPiC (SCiatica Outcomes in Primary Care) – explained the thinking state of ‘liminality’ many sciatica or sciatic leg pain sufferers use to deal with their pain and its path to recovery. Researchers interviewed sciatic low back pain sufferers. Sciatica is accompanied by its own unique set of issues in terms of its persistence and severity of symptoms. Researchers described the concept of “biographical suspension” as it related to sciatica patients who seem to put life on hold while expecting an ultimate return to their prior, pain-free selves, holding onto hope while also handling concern. This is a type of ‘liminality’, the time between pre- and post-pain, held up by a belief that sciatica is temporary and fixable, not a long-term disease. Even those who experienced sciatic leg pain for some time maintained this belief. (4) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is often awestruck by the persistence of back pain and leg pain sufferers to find something that works for them. They frequently talk with a variety of healthcare providers and try a variety of approaches as they just know there is help. Toronto back pain and Toronto leg pain patients often find that relief when they finally arrive at Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre as we take the time to clearly explain the spinal problem, its treatment, its anticipated 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) reduce the treatment plan frequency by 50% (ex: daily visits turn to every other day). Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre constantly monitors 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.
Set up your next Toronto chiropractic appointment soon. Waiting while transitioning from pain to pain-relief is a time of hope mingled with a little worry. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre understands this and has the wisdom to walk this path with our low back pain and sciatica patients. Liminality need not be endured alone!
