December 2020 Healthy News from Satterwhite Chiropractic Help for Depression and Calf Cramps
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” or so the song goes. Whether it’s because of being 2020 or experiencing normal holiday stress, the wonderful-ness of this time of year may not be so much for you. Symptoms of depression like high cortisol and adrenalin, agitation, anxiety and insomnia are reportedly due to an overactive sympathetic nervous system. A recent study on the effect of chiropractic and spinal manipulation along with vagal nerve stimulation presented some optimistic news. These approaches may well be positive treatment options for depression through the regulation of the autonomic nervous system which chiropractic care and spinal manipulation do at the peripheral nervous system level and spread to the central nervous system. The parasympathetic system in so doing is able to counterbalance the sympathetic system while vagal stimulation releases neurotrophines known for being essential for anti-depressive therapies’ effectiveness. (1) What is all this really saying? Come in for a Oxford chiropractic visit for Oxford back pain and neck pain relief and other spine related issues. Head home with a little more cheer. During this wonderful time of year, we want a happy Santa…and a happy you!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, chiropractic back pain specialist and developer of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he detailed effects of spinal manipulation on the immune system and things it impacts like depression.
Oxford CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Electrical Stimulation for Calf Cramps
Calf cramps hurt! Back pain sufferers with lumbar spinal stenosis or lumbar disc herniation often experience calf cramps, interrupting valuable sleep and daily lives. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the calf muscles prone to cramps decreased cramping. Just 25% of patient maximum tolerated stimulation intensity worked! It doesn’t take much. 55% and 85% were effective, too. The reduction in cramps was linked to an increase in cramp threshold frequency, too. A bonus! (2) This new study confirmed what a 2018 study found as well. (3) If calf cramps trouble you, let us know at your next chiropractic visit. Satterwhite Chiropractic has a treatment plan for them!
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Arrange your next Oxford chiropractic appointment now with Satterwhite Chiropractic. Gratefully, we wish you the most wonderful holiday season!