Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka Encourages Adding Mindfulness to Chiropractic Back Pain Care
Mind-body-SPINE connection. We hear much about the mind-body connection. Since we are part of the chiropractic profession, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka adds “spine” to this connection, rendering it much more specific to what we see in our Sitka back pain and neck pain patients. When the spine hurts, the mind and body cannot help but hurt, too. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka designs individualized Sitka chiropractic treatment plans for spine pain, back pain, neck pain and related arm and leg pain sufferers that include chiropractic treatment, home exercise, and nutrition. Adding mindfulness practices to such spine care practices is many times helpful and supported.
MIND-BODY-SPINE PAIN
Spine pain, back pain, neck pain wears on a person. Pain often holds a sufferer back from accomplishing what he or she wants/needs to do and from experiencing a joyful life. When working with your Sitka chiropractor at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka on the physical pain relief, a back pain patient can take a mindful approach to dealing with the mind’s struggle with the pain and related depression and/or varying levels of sadness is reported to be helpful. In a study of lumbar disc herniation patients with back pain who utlilized a mindfulness-based therapy, researchers discovered that mindfulness-based treatment had a good effect on pain beliefs and psychological well-being. (1) Further, researchers uncovererd that even in countries with well-developed and accessible mental health services, those services are not well-utilized. It is better than it used to be with all the notice mental health has seen lately. Many do not seek it out as they may. One interesting note about those who do seek help stemmed from their knowing someone with a mental health issue which supportively influenced them to seek help for their own issue. (2) Whether you know someone who suffers with a mental health issue or not, don’t avoid pursuing assistance with depression related to Sitka back pain. Today, there are many options to get help for pain-related depression. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka offers evidence-based treatment via the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to deal with the physical side of spine pain and encourages our Sitka back pain sufferers to consider utilizing a mindfulness practice to cope with the mind’s mental part of spine pain.
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the spinal care for back pain relief with Cox® Technic and integration of methods like mindfulness, nutrition, exercise, etc.
Make your next Sitka chiropractic appointment with Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka. Managing the “spine” part of the mind-body-spine connection is chiropractic’s strong suit. Including a mindfulness approach is a Sitka chiropractic patient’s option, one that is proving beneficial.
