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. Malverne Health & Wellness knows it, also. Malverne 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 let our patients find
a satisfying quality of life. Back pain’s
depression often is lessened 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 report of patients with lumbar
spondylolisthesis showed how anxiety and
depression influence a person’s
well-being. Emotional distress and disability that patients experience
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 wrestle with the impact these matters
have on their lifestyle. (2) That is where chiropractic care helps. Malverne Health & Wellness offers evidence-based chiropractic care in
the form of 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. Malverne Health & Wellness is prepared for our
Malverne 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 raise
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 everyone contends with at some point in life. For chronic low back
pain patients, depression and anxiety frequently go
hand-in-hand with their pain experience. Understandably,
higher levels of depression often come 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 views of the illness, and
depression. These findings support the need for more honest
advising of chronic back pain patients. (4) You can trust Malverne Health & Wellness to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: Malverne CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Help for back pain depression is built into the chiropractic
treatment plan, especially exercise. Exercise is valuable
for the body. That’s a known fact. Is exercise
good for the mind? For those of us dealing with chronic low back pain –
Malverne chiropractic patients and your Malverne
chiropractor – the more exact curiosity is whether
exercise is beneficial for chronic low back pain patients’ minds. A new
study states that symptoms of depression were decreased
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 showed promise in lessening
depression. That’s good news.
Malverne Health & Wellness ensures that Malverne chiropractic
patients know this and provides safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT Malverne Health & Wellness
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 back pain and not let it control him.
Schedule a Malverne chiropractic appointment with
Malverne Health & Wellness 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!