“Just give me something to stop the pain.” or “Just do something
so I don’t hurt.” are just two comments The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR and
fellow back pain healthcare practitioners commonly hear. When in pain, we all just want it to stop in the simplest and fastest 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. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR urges
our Colorado Springs back pain patients and neck pain patients to take
part in their back pain relief process. It makes
a difference. It may perhaps even change your life for
the better. Many Colorado Springs chiropractic patients have lived this.
SELF-MANAGEMENT BENEFITS
Remarkably up to 25% of back pain patients in
a new study weren’t actively involved in their
spine care treatment plan. Research is ripe with papers
highlighting the significance of patient-engagement
with treatment of spine pain. What kept such patients participating?
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 interfered with
patients’ participation in their own care, researchers made a distinctive
plan to address 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 discovered that a variety of approaches to lessen
disability and work absenteeism was cost effective though no one certain
intervention stood out over others. (2) Like these researchers, The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
tries to do whatever it takes to help our Colorado Springs
back pain and neck pain patients!
SPINE EXERCISES AND EMS
This may be a unique helpful intervention for certain
patients: whole-body electromyostimulation. It reduced
nonspecific chronic low back pain equally 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 a timely fashion, dropping
pain intensity and improving trunk flexors. (3) The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
shares such options to help our patients.
SELF-MANAGEMENT APP
Ever heard the saying “There is
an app for that!”? The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR is sure you have! Not
surprising45 in today’s app-crazy world that there is an app in the
works to help you keep track of self-management
tasks like exercise, sleep, etc. For the “selfBACK” app, researchers are now
collecting data on the effectiveness of
various interventions at various times
for nonspecific low back pain. From this research data,
researchers plan to fill the app with tips and exercises that have
worked for others experiencing 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 reported helpful and
relieving. (4) The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR looks forward to saying “There is an app for
that!" The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR knows that some of our Colorado Springs back pain
patients will love this!
CONTACT The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Jack Stern on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he outlines how
back pain patients can best help themselves to optimal back pain
relief.
Schedule a Colorado Springs chiropractic visit
soon to start with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management at The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR. Be ready to be involved in your
back pain treatment plan for back pain relief. You’ll be pleasantly
surprised that the pill or “something” wasn’t presented
to you once you are feeling better regarding
back pain relief and mental happiness that you were an active
part of the relief process.