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 disturbing back pain can be for our spine-related pain patients. A study that explored the issue of whether focusing on pain for low back pain patients - by questioning about their pain on a weekly basis – influenced the patients in a negative way. The outcome: frequent pain monitoring didn’t turn out 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 monitored than the scores of patients who were not asked about their pain every week! (1) Our chiropractic treatment plan which incorporates 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 it at every Manahawkin chiropractic appointment and modify your treatment frequency and type as you improve according to the 50% Rule like visits are reduced by 50% when 50% relief is attained and treatment protocol may shift 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 little focus on pain goes far in terms of pain relief!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains 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! Researchers compared how and when non-active older adults exercised – 60 minutes in the morning or 30 minutes each in the morning and evening 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 indicating that there may be an advantage 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 levels of activity. (2) Let’s explore together what activity is best for you!

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Make your next Manahawkin chiropractic appointment today! We will see you then and make sure to ask you how your pain is and how active you are! We’re here for you!