Guidelines. There are guidelines everywhere!
This post talks about some of the newer
guidelines for interprofessional teamwork between chiropractors and other
healthcare providers to boost the healing of Largo back
pain and neck pain sufferers. Exercises are a primary part of back
pain prevention as well as management that all providers support
and all providers are concerned are not
always carried out. Chiropractors like your own
at Hollstrom & Associates Inc are health promoters and work to do that in the kindest,
most supportive way! We can work
together to get you better.
GUIDELINES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Everything in healthcare is about quality. Providers and
patients desire the best quality care possible in
delivering care and receiving care. Interprofessional
collaboration rises to the top when researchers
assess systems for the care of back pain like appropriate
use of screening and preventive services. (1) Researchers have also put
together 70 quality indicators for chiropractic
delivery that are standardized and evidence-based that take
into account patient concerns and higher
clinical outcomes. (2) Physical activity surely is a component
of a quality chiropractic healthcare plan for Largo pain relief.
BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR BACK PAIN AND NECK PAIN
In a recent survey, chiropractors reported
that the biggest concern they had in managing back
pain patients was patient follow through (coming to appointments, doing exercises, following at-home
instructions, etc.). (3) In another survey, 90% of chiropractors reported
that they were optimistic about healthier patient
lifestyles. These chiropractors also reported that they were actively
involved in promoting physical activity, suggesting
exercises to patients for their particular issue, asking
how the exercises are going, and advising patients in the
proper way to do exercises as well as benefit that comes from exercising. (4) One way that patients seem
to respond more positively and be more willing to do
physical activity is using a mobile app. Such
apps help oversee low back and neck pain patients when they
are built around reported pain, pain intensity, and structure of the app like audio
explanation and animation of each exercise. (5) Doing the right exercises in the right way typically
brings about the rightfully desired outcome.
ADD IN SOME DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING!
Core stabilization exercises are commonly
recommended to back pain patients. A new study that incorporated diaphragmatic breathing exercises noted many advantages
for chronic low back pain patients: enhanced muscle activity, chest
expansion, quality of sleep, enhanced disability and physical activity
and pain scores, decreased fear avoidance, and higher
physical activity, and more. (6) As a part of
your healthcare team, your chiropractor at Hollstrom & Associates Inc feels a responsibility
to encourage physical activity so that you can manage your own
health a bit more. Our younger back pain and neck pain sufferers benefit.
Our older adults with aches and pains and/or Largo back
pain and/or neck pain benefit, too!
CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tony Barton on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson as he describes the effectiveness of
The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management in treating chronic
low back pain.
Make your Largo chiropractic
appointment soon. Don’t let guidelines worry
you when it comes to managing your back pain or neck pain. Hollstrom & Associates Inc follows
the recent guideline developments and implements the
ones that seem most applicable for your pain relief.