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. Pflugerville Wellness Center knows it, too. Pflugerville 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 eases
both body and mind pain to allow our patients to 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. An analysis of a
specific set of patients, those with lumbar spondylolisthesis, showed how anxiety and
depression have an effect on a person’s
well-being. Emotional distress and disability that patients feel
negatively affects 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 increased osteoporotic fractures. Adults over 45 old with
musculoskeletal diseases mentally struggle with the impact these matters
have on their lifestyle. (2) That is where chiropractic care comes
into play. Pflugerville Wellness 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. Pflugerville Wellness Center is prepared for our
Pflugerville back pain patients every step of the way. Using
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 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 often go
hand-in-hand with their pain experience. Logically,
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 results
of illness, negative emotional thoughts of the illness, and
depression. These findings support the need for more honest
advising of chronic back pain patients. (4) You can trust Pflugerville Wellness Center to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: Pflugerville CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Help for back pain depression is built into the chiropractic
treatment plan, especially exercise. Exercise is good
for the body. That’s an accepted fact. Is exercise
good for the mind? For those of us dealing with chronic low back pain –
Pflugerville chiropractic patients and your Pflugerville
chiropractor – the more exact curiosity is whether
exercise is beneficial 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.
Pflugerville Wellness Center makes sure that Pflugerville chiropractic
patients know this and provides safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness 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-operative chiropractic care using gentle
Cox®
Technic to control his back pain and not let it control him.
Schedule a Pflugerville chiropractic appointment with
Pflugerville Wellness 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!