October 2021 Healthy News from Pure Chiropractic Monitoring Pain Leads to Improved Pain Relief and Not Being Sedentary Helps Too

The Concord, NC chiropractic back pain treatment plan is directed by patient feedback on how their pain is.

MONITORING PAIN and QUESTIONING HELP PAIN RELIEF

Your Concord, NC 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 asking them questions about their pain weekly – affected the patients negatively. The outcome: frequent pain monitoring did not 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 monitored 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 guided by your input about your pain experience. We ask you about your pain at every Concord, NC chiropractic visit and modify your treatment frequency and type as you improve according to the 50% Rule like visits are decreased 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 describes the central role the patient’s pain experience and response plays in the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Pure Chiropractic shares research touting the benefits of exercising twice a day – 30 minutes each time – instead of once a day (60 minutes) for older adults.

TIP OF THE MONTH: Don’t Be Sedentary

A sedentary Concord, NC lifestyle at any age is not good. As we age and want to enjoy our older years, we must not be sedentary. Grow old actively! Comparing how and when non-active older adults exercised – 60 minutes in the morning or 30 minutes each in the morning and evening – researchers found significant improvements in lower limb strength, large gains 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. Pure Chiropractic urges our chiropractic patients to not be part of the 31% of the world’s population who are thought to not presently meet recommended physical activity levels. (2) Let’s explore together what activity is best for you!

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