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. Spinal Care Clinic knows it, too. Burlington and Hamilton back pain
and neck pain and spine-related pain patients know it, too. Our chiropractic treatment plan for
spine-related pain effectively eases
both body and mind pain to allow our patients to discover
an agreeable 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 incorporate musculoskeletal diseases and mental
disorders like anxiety and depression. A study of patients 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 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 increased 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 comes
into play. Spinal Care Clinic offers evidence-based chiropractic care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to alleviate
pain and place
control of its effect on our back pain patients’ lives back into their hands. There is hope. There is life during and after
treatment. Spinal Care Clinic is here for our
Burlington and Hamilton back pain patients all along 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 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 everyone contends with at some point in life. For chronic low back
pain patients, depression and anxiety frequently go
together 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 deeper beliefs about negative consequences
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 Spinal Care Clinic to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: Burlington and Hamilton CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Help for back pain depression is built into the chiropractic
treatment plan, especially exercise. Exercise is beneficial
for the body. That is a known fact. Is exercise
good for the mind? For those of us dealing with chronic low back pain –
Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic patients and your Burlington and Hamilton
chiropractor – the more specific wonder 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 used exercise (low dose) and manual therapy
and/or general strengthening and moderate exercise. (5) Neither came out ahead
of the other. Both indicated promise in lessening
depression. That’s good news.
Spinal Care Clinic ensures that Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic
patients get this and delivers safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT Spinal Care Clinic
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-surgical chiropractic care using gentle
Cox®
Technic to control his spine-related pain and not let it control him.
Schedule a Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic appointment with
Spinal Care Clinic 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!