When you’re in pain, it may seem that anything that is going to make you feel better seems worth it.
But will back surgery alleviate your pain?
And is it really the quickest route to recovery?
Many times, the answer to both these questions is no. It wasn’t hard to find just 2 patients recently who received back surgery and were still in a great deal of pain-you can read their results bellow.
“After discussing my lower back pain with my nurse practitioner she prescribed my visit to Nick Rinard PT and was adamant I tried their program. Considering I live 70 miles away from their clinic, that was a big ask. The very first visit I learned a great deal about why I was in pain and had a plan in place. By the second visit I already started to notice results.”
“My experience with Nick Rinard and his whole team has been completely positive. Nick’s approach to physical therapy is consistently effective, easy to follow, and I have seen lasing results. The overall reduction in pain, increase in strength and improvement in my sense of personal control over my ability to manage what was once severe and extreme pain is nothing short of a miracle.”
Some people do need to undergo back surgery, but why not try Nick Rinard Cert MDT physical therapy first? Within 4 visits, our trained therapists can have you on the road to recovery, or recommend a next step for you if physical therapy is not your best solution.
“Psychosocial Influences on Exercise-Induced Hypoalgesia” https://academic.oup.com/painmedici…/article/…/3/538/2666009 Drivers of pain and disability: how relevant could the family environment be, to how some people ‘respond to treatment’? “Positive family environments predicted.. greater exercise induced hypoalgesia (EIH), whereas negative and chronic pain-present family environments predicted worse pain and EIH outcomes.”
Too many times we hear you say “this has been bothering me for years!”
Why, may we ask, have you been holding on to the pain?
It is stealing your energy and increasing mid day fatigue!
Instead of that 2pm coffee (although we have some waiting for you), let Nick Rinard Physical therapists give you the tools to manage your painand get back to enjoying the things you love in life!
Stop putting off tomorrow what you can heal today.
Today I’d like to discuss the topic of accountability. Specifically, the accountability that helps you stay the course with your home exercise program so that you receive the maximum benefit from your physical therapy. For this, I sought the help of Nick Bourn and Erick Severo, two of those most disciplined guys I know. They rarely miss a workout, and here’s how they fit exercise into their busy schedules. They use different strategies. Nick’s strategy I like to call the “Pregame Plan” and Erick’s strategy is the “Dress for Success Method.”
Nick Bourn’s Pregame Plan:
Every evening Nick lays out his workout clothes so that when he wakes up the next morning, he is already prepared to follow through with his exercise agenda. Also, Nick prioritizes self-care by getting his work out done before his work day begins so that he can benefit from the energizing effect of exercise throughout the rest of his day.
Erick Severo’s Dress for Success Method:
After work each day, Erick changes out of his office attire and into his workout clothes. He allows himself an hour to decompress and unplug his brain before heading to the gym. However, because he is already wearing his workout attire, he is prepared to follow through with his plan to exercise that day rather than surrender to the couch. Erick also organizes his workouts with his housemates, and they hold each other accountable by asking how each other’s workouts went that day.
So what strategies do you use to help you remember to take good care of yourself? Are you more of a Pregame Planner like Nick, or do you Dress for Success like Erick? Or do you have a different method all together? Let us know what is helping you succeed with your accountability.
