“Just give me something to stop the pain.” or “Just do something
so I don’t hurt.” are just two comments Satterwhite 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 isn’t
always possible though. We all have 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. Satterwhite Chiropractic encourages
our Oxford back pain patients and neck pain patients to take
part in their back pain relief process. It can make
a difference. It may well alter your life for
the better. Many Oxford chiropractic patients have lived 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
highlighting the significance of patient-involvement in treatment of spine pain. What kept such patients involved?
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 created a distinctive
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 certain
intervention stood out over others. (2) Like these researchers, Satterwhite Chiropractic
tries to do whatever it takes to help our Oxford
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 good time, dropping
pain intensity and improving trunk flexors. (3) Satterwhite Chiropractic
shares such alternatives to help our patients.
SELF-MANAGEMENT APP
Ever heard the saying “There’s
an app for that!”? Satterwhite Chiropractic is positive you have! Not
surprising45 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 currently
collecting 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
worked for others with similar issues. Each
patient’s app will then be customized for
self-management of back pain and other musculoskeletal issues based upon others with similar conditions found helpful and
relieving. (4) Satterwhite Chiropractic looks forward to saying “There is an app for
that!" Satterwhite Chiropractic knows that some of our Oxford back pain
patients will love this!
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Jack Stern on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares how
back pain patients can best help themselves to optimal back pain
relief.
Schedule a Oxford chiropractic visit
soon to begin care with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management at Satterwhite Chiropractic. Be ready to be engaged with your
back pain treatment plan for back pain relief. You’ll be pleasantly
surprised that the pill or “something” wasn’t offered once you are feeling better in terms of
back pain relief and mental happiness that you were an active
part of the relief process.