“Just give me something to stop the pain.” or “Just do something
so I don’t hurt.” are just two comments Executive Chiropractic of Iowa 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 fastest way possible. This isn’t
always possible though. We all need to look at our pain and make
friends with it to some extent. We can see it for what it is.
Temporary. Unwelcome. Disruptive. But manageable many times when engaged. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa encourages
our West Des Moines back pain patients and neck pain patients to take
part in their back pain relief process. It makes
a difference. It may well change your life for
the better. Many West Des Moines chiropractic patients have lived this.
SELF-MANAGEMENT BENEFITS
Amazingly up to 25% of back pain patients in
a new study weren’t actively involved in their
spine care treatment plan. Research is filled with studies
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 culprits that interfered with
patients’ participation in their own care, researchers made a distinctive
plan to address these issues and raise
the patients’ understanding and participation via text reminders, exercises,
lifestyle changes, webinars, videos, paper educational materials and more. (1) One
study discovered that a mix of approaches to reduce
disability and work absenteeism was cost effective though no one particular
intervention stood out over others. (2) Like these researchers, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
tries to do whatever it takes to help our West Des Moines
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 equally as well as back-strengthening
exercise protocols. When fear of movement and functional limitations due to back pain play a role, whole body
electrical stimulation improved patients’
strength and stabilization in good time, dropping
pain intensity and enhancing trunk flexors. (3) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
shares such alternatives to help our patients.
SELF-MANAGEMENT APP
Ever heard the saying “There is
an app for that!”? Executive Chiropractic of Iowa 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 personalized for
self-management of back pain and other musculoskeletal issues based upon others with similar conditions found helpful and
relieving. (4) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa looks forward to saying “There is an app for
that!" Executive Chiropractic of Iowa knows that some of our West Des Moines back pain
patients will love this!
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Jack Stern on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he outlines how
back pain patients may help themselves to optimal back pain
relief.
Schedule a West Des Moines chiropractic appointment
soon to start with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa. 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 offered once you are feeling better regarding
back pain relief and mental contentment that you were an active
part of the relief process.