The mind-body connection. It’s real. And in no
other condition than one related to the spine is this more real. The spine
is the body’s support system. When it hurts, the body
knows it. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows it, also. Sitka back pain
and neck pain and spine-related pain patients know it, too. The chiropractic
treatment plan at our office for
spine-related pain effectively reduces
both body and mind pain to allow our patients to find
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 around the
world incorporate musculoskeletal diseases and mental
disorders like anxiety and depression. An analysis of a
specific set of patients, those with lumbar spondylolisthesis, exemplified how anxiety and
depression influence a person’s
well-being. Emotional distress and disability that patients experience
negatively impacts their overall well-being. (1) A recent
review of medical studies links these two concerns,
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 old with
musculoskeletal diseases mentally wrestle with the impact these matters
have on their lifestyle. (2) That’s where chiropractic care helps. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka offers evidence-based chiropractic care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to reduce
pain and put
control of its effect on our back pain patients’ lives back into their hands. There is hope. There is life during and after
treatment. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is here for our
Sitka back pain patients every step of the way. Taking
anti-depressants – anti-cholinergic drugs - may not be the answer for depressed
patients. They are shown to increase
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 everyone contends 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 result from more pain and a lower
sense of personal control of pain and overall health. More anxiety often extends
from stronger beliefs about negative consequences
of illness, negative emotional thoughts of the illness, and
depression. These conclusions support the need for more honest
advising of chronic back pain patients. (4) You can trust Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: Sitka CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Help for back pain depression is built into the chiropractic
treatment plan, especially exercise. Exercise is beneficial
for the body. That’s an accepted fact. Is exercise
good for the mind? For those of us dealing with chronic low back pain –
Sitka chiropractic patients and your Sitka
chiropractor – the more specific wonder is whether
exercise is good for chronic low back pain patients’ minds. A recent
study states 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 ahead
of the other. Both showed promise in lessening
depression. That’s good news.
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka ensures that Sitka chiropractic
patients get this and delivers safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Casey Johnston on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson who presents a patient who has experienced
more than one episode of back pain and keeps going
with conservative, non-operative chiropractic care using gentle
Cox®
Technic to control his back pain and not let it control him.
Schedule a Sitka chiropractic appointment with
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka today. Our Cox® Technic decompression spinal
manipulation will help ease your back pain related depression.
Plus, your mind and body will be happy that you did.
Really!