October 2021 Healthy News from Manahawkin Chiropractic Center Monitoring Pain Leads to Improved Pain Relief and Not Being Sedentary Helps Too
Your Manahawkin chiropractor knows how troubling back pain can be for our spine-related pain patients. A study that explored the topic of whether focusing on pain for low back pain patients - by questioning about their pain on a weekly basis – affected the patients in a negative way. The result: regular monitoring of pain didn’t prove to be a bad thing. It may have even been beneficial! The low back pain intensity scores at 12 months’ follow up were lower for the patients who were questioned than the scores of patients who were not asked about their pain weekly! (1) Our chiropractic treatment plan which includes spinal manipulation - 90% of which is delivered by chiropractors in the US - is managed by your input about your pain experience. We ask you about your pain at every Manahawkin chiropractic appointment and alter your treatment frequency and type as you get better according to the 50% Rule like visits are reduced by 50% when 50% relief is attained and treatment protocol may change from protocol 1 (single segment, one motion) to protocol 2 (single segment, all ranges of motion, may include more segments as tolerance testing allows). We can talk more about these protocols if you want. A bit of focus on pain goes a long way toward pain relief!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the central role the patient’s pain experience and response plays in the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Don’t Be Sedentary
A sedentary Manahawkin lifestyle at any age is not good. As we age and want to enjoy our older years, we cannot let ourselves be sedentary. Grow old actively! Comparing how and when non-active older adults exercised – 60 minutes in the morning or 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes at night – researchers found large improvements in lower limb strength, large improvements in walking speed and daily activities, improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, and enhancements in agility as signified by TUG (time-up-to-go from a seated position) test results in both groups. There were slightly better results in the 30/30 group suggesting that there may be a benefit to breaking up afternoon sedentariness with exercise. Physical activity exercise for older adults is key for physical as well as mental and psychosocial health. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center urges our chiropractic patients to not be part of the 31% of the world’s population who are thought to not currently satisfy recommended physical activity levels. (2) Let’s see what activity is best for you!
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Schedule your next Manahawkin chiropractic appointment today! We’ll see you then and be sure to ask you how your pain is and how active you are! We are here for you!