The mind-body connection. It is 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. New Roads Chiropractic Center knows it, also. New Roads back pain
and neck pain and spine-related pain patients know it, too. The chiropractic
treatment plan at our office for
spine-related pain efficiently relieves
both body and mind pain to let our patients find
an enjoyable quality of life. Back pain’s
depression often is relieved with our Cox®
Technic System of decompression.
MIND AND BODY: DEPRESSION IN BACK PAIN PATIENTS
Leading causes of disability around the
world include musculoskeletal diseases and mental
disorders like anxiety and depression. A study of patients with lumbar
spondylolisthesis showed how anxiety and
depression influence a person’s
well-being. Emotional distress and disability that patients feel
negatively impacts their overall well-being. (1) A recent
review of medical studies connects 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 comes
into play. New Roads Chiropractic Center offers evidence-based chiropractic care in
the form of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to ease
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. New Roads Chiropractic Center is ready for our
New Roads back pain patients all along the way. Taking
anti-depressants – anti-cholinergic drugs - may not be the answer depressed back pain patients want. They are shown to increase
the risk of dementia with long-term use. These drugs impede 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 often go
hand-in-hand 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 deeper beliefs about negative effects
of illness, negative emotional views of the illness, and
depression. These findings support the need for more honest
advising of chronic back pain patients. (4) You can trust New Roads Chiropractic Center to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: New Roads 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 –
New Roads chiropractic patients and your New Roads
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 used exercise (low dose) and manual therapy
and/or general strengthening and moderate exercise. (5) Neither came out superior. Both indicated promise in reducing
depression. That’s good news.
New Roads Chiropractic Center ensures that New Roads chiropractic
patients know this and delivers safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT New Roads 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 experienced
several episodes of back pain and perseveres
with conservative, non-surgical chiropractic care using gentle
Cox®
Technic to control his back pain and not let it control him.
Schedule a New Roads chiropractic appointment with
New Roads Chiropractic Center today. Our Cox® Technic decompression spinal
manipulation will help ease your back pain related depression.
Plus, your mind and body will be glad you did.
Really!