October 2021 Healthy News from Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic Monitoring Pain Leads to Improved Pain Relief and Not Being Sedentary Helps Too

Your Montreal chiropractor knows how troubling 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 on a weekly basis – affected the patients negatively. The outcome: frequent pain monitoring didn’t 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 monitored than the scores of patients who were not monitored weekly! (1) Our chiropractic treatment plan which includes spinal manipulation - 90% of which is delivered by chiropractors in the US - is directed by your input about your pain experience. We ask you about how you experience pain at every Montreal chiropractic appointment and modify your treatment frequency and type as you get better according to the 50% Rule like visits are reduced 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 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 describes the central 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 Montreal 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! 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 improvements in walking speed and daily activities, improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, and enhancements in agility as demonstrated 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 late day sedentariness with exercise. Physical activity exercise for older adults is vital for physical as well as mental and psychosocial health. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic urges our chiropractic patients to not be part of the 31% of the world’s population who are thought to not currently meet recommended levels of activity. (2) Let’s explore together what activity is best for you!

CONTACT Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic

Make your next Montreal chiropractic appointment today! We will see you then and be sure to ask you how your pain is and how active you are! We are here for you!