The mind-body connection. It is real. And in few
other conditions is it more real than in spine-related pain conditions. The spine
is the body’s support system. When it hurts, the body
knows it. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center knows it, too. Manahawkin back pain
and neck pain and spine-related pain patients know it, too. Our chiropractic treatment plan for
spine-related pain efficiently eases
both body and mind pain to let our patients discover
a satisfying quality of life. Back pain’s
depression often is eased with our Cox®
Technic System of decompression.
MIND AND BODY: DEPRESSION IN BACK PAIN PATIENTS
Leading causes of disability globally include musculoskeletal diseases and mental
disorders like anxiety and depression. A report of a
specific set of patients, those with lumbar spondylolisthesis, demonstrated how anxiety and
depression affect a person’s
well-being. Emotional distress and disability that patients feel
negatively affects their overall well-being. (1) A new
review of medical studies links these two issues,
too. Anxiety and cervical/lumbar disc herniation, mood/anxiety and lower bone
mineral density in men, chronic low back pain and depression, life satisfaction
improvement and bone loss prevention in postmenopausal women, quality of life deterioration
and multiple osteoporotic fractures. Adults over 45 years of age with
musculoskeletal diseases mentally wrestle with the impact these matters
have on their lifestyle. (2) That is where chiropractic care helps. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center offers evidence-based chiropractic care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to ease
pain and give control of it in the hands of our Manahawkin patients. There is hope. There is life during and after
treatment. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is here for our
Manahawkin back pain patients every step of the way. Taking
anti-depressants – anti-cholinergic drugs - may not be the answer depressed back pain patients want. They are shown to raise
the risk of dementia with prolonged use. These drugs block the
neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and peripheral nervous system. (3)
We all need clear minds to deal with life with and without back pain.
THE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY OF BACK PAIN
Depression and anxiety are states of mind most of us
contend with at some point in life. For chronic low back
pain patients, depression and anxiety frequently go
together with their pain experience. Understandably,
higher levels of depression often come from more pain and a lower
sense of personal control of pain and overall health. More anxiety often comes
from stronger beliefs about negative consequences
of illness, negative emotional views of the illness, and
depression. These conclusions support the need for more honest
advising of chronic back pain patients. (4) You can trust Manahawkin Chiropractic Center to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: Manahawkin CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Help for back pain depression is built into the chiropractic
treatment plan, especially exercise. Exercise is valuable
for the body. That is an accepted fact. Is exercise
good for the mind? For those of us dealing with chronic low back pain –
Manahawkin chiropractic patients and your Manahawkin
chiropractor – the more specific curiosity is whether
exercise is beneficial for chronic low back pain patients’ minds. A recent
study reports that symptoms of depression were reduced
in such adults who did exercise (low dose) and manual therapy
and/or general strengthening and moderate exercise. (5) Neither came out superior. Both indicated promise in lessening
depression. That’s good news.
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center ensures that Manahawkin chiropractic
patients get this and provides safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Casey Johnston on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson who presents a patient who has gone through
more than one episode of back pain and keeps going
with conservative, non-operative chiropractic care using gentle
Cox®
Technic to control his spine-related pain and not let it control him.
Schedule a Manahawkin chiropractic appointment with
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center today. Our Cox® Technic decompression spinal
manipulation will help ease your back pain related depression.
Plus, your mind and body will be thankful that you did.
Really!