WORDS DESCRIBING PAIN ARE IMPORTANT TO
YOUR CHIROPRACTOR
“Why are you asking me all these
questions, doc?”
Our Richmond chiropractic patients are the core of our practice. Johnson Chiropractic wants
to understand each you and your pain experience well,
treat you well, and be sure you are satisfied with your care
and outcome. That’s why we ask you to explain
your pain to us, sometimes several times and in a variety of
different ways! Words mean different things to different people: “discomfort”
to one may signify “pain” to another while “stiffness” means
“pain” or “discomfort” to a another. It’s true! Researchers did a deep-dive into these different words
and their meanings to patients. An example with regards to
the description of “feeling”: pain signified
sharp/shooting, discomfort signified dull/tingling, stiffness was
tight/restricted. (1) It's beneficial for Johnson Chiropractic
to know our patient’s experience with pain to better reach
expectations and enhance satisfaction with care. Patients who visited an integrated hospital for care of their musculoskeletal pain
and depressive symptoms rated their pain as 5/10 (10 being
greatest pain) as well as reported multiple pain
locations (9 of 17 participants), low back pain (13 of 17), and neck pain (8 of
17). Those are very typical of reasons
patients pursue chiropractic care! In this setting, patients were satisfied with the
collaboration among the various healthcare team members due to
the trust they had in their physician. Patients appreciated
consistency in care from a single caregiving chiropractor. (2)
Johnson Chiropractic knows our patients value - and can expect - these
same things from us: consistency, care, collaboration, and results!
Richmond CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE
MONTH: Standing Exercise for Multifidus Muscle Strengthening Works
Back pain. It is a simple description that may
stem from a multitude of factors including the muscles of the spine,
those seen and unseen. The multifidus muscles are such unseen muscles, smaller, deep muscles that run parallel to the
spine from the cervical spine to the sacrum. These muscles aid
movements like lateral (side) flexion and rotation of the spine when contracted.
(3) Lately, researchers proposed that the multifidi
may be a potential source of back pain since they are found to be stiffer in low back pain sufferers. Low back pain is linked to lumbodorsal musculature (which incorporates the
multifidus muscle) fatigue. Standing back extension exercise fatigued the multifidus
sufficiently which may avert low back pain initiated
by muscle fatigue. (4) “Superman” (on-the-floor) exercises are well known. Standing
back extension and “superman” exercises are newly reported
as equally beneficial to strengthen these multifidus muscles. (5) That’s great
news! Richmond back pain sufferers can do easy, standing
exercises like this anywhere! The multifidus muscles benefit!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Paula Hugulet on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she details
the value of increasing muscle strength and
function as part of back pain treatment via the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Make your next Richmond
chiropractic appointment today. Your words will be heard. Your multifidus muscles
will be strengthened via proper exercise to lessen and
potentially avert back pain. Johnson Chiropractic will ask you questions, and you
are encouraged to ask Johnson Chiropractic questions, also!