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

Your Sitka chiropractor understands how disturbing back pain may be for our spine-related pain patients. A study that looked at the topic of whether focusing on pain for low back pain patients - by asking them questions about their pain on a weekly basis – influenced the patients negatively. The outcome: regular questioning about pain did not turn out to be a bad thing.  It may have even been helpful! 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 how you experience pain at every Sitka 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 realized 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 integral 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 Sitka 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 in the morning and 30 minutes at night 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 a benefit to breaking up late day sedentariness with exercise. Physical activity exercise for older adults is key for physical as well as mental and psychosocial health. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka encourages our chiropractic patients to not be part of the 31% of the world’s population who are thought to not presently satisfy recommended physical activity levels. (2) Let’s see what activity is best for you!

CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka

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