October 2021 Healthy News from Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn Monitoring Pain Leads to Improved Pain Relief and Not Being Sedentary Helps Too

Your Ashburn chiropractor knows how troubling back pain may be for our spine-related pain patients. A study that looked at the issue of whether focusing on pain for low back pain patients - by questioning about their pain on a weekly basis – affected the patients negatively. The outcome: frequent questioning about pain 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 questioned than the scores of patients who were not monitored every week! (1) Our chiropractic treatment plan which incorporates 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 Ashburn chiropractic visit and alter 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 change 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 like. A bit of 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 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 Ashburn 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! 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 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 indicating that there may be an advantage to breaking up afternoon sedentariness with exercise. Physical activity exercise for older adults is vital for physical as well as mental and psychosocial health. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn encourages our chiropractic patients to not be part of the 31% of the world’s population who are thought to not presently meet recommended levels of activity. (2) Let’s explore together what activity is best for you!

CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn

Schedule your next Ashburn chiropractic appointment today! We’ll see you then and make sure to ask you how your pain is and how active you are! We are here for you!