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 support for the body. When it hurts, the body
knows it. Satterwhite Chiropractic knows it, too. Oxford back pain
and neck pain and spine-related pain patients know it, too. Our chiropractic treatment plan for
spine-related pain efficiently reduces
both body and mind pain to let our patients discover
a satisfying quality of life. Back pain’s
depression often is eased with our Cox®
Technic System of decompression.
MIND AND BODY: DEPRESSION IN BACK PAIN PATIENTS
Top causes of disability globally 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 change a person’s
well-being. Emotional distress and disability that patients feel
negatively impacts their overall well-being. (1) A new
review of medical studies connects 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 decline
and multiple osteoporotic fractures. Adults over 45 old with
musculoskeletal diseases mentally struggle with the impact these issues
have on their lifestyle. (2) That’s where chiropractic care helps. Satterwhite Chiropractic offers evidence-based chiropractic care in
the form of 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. Satterwhite Chiropractic is here for our
Oxford back pain patients all along the way. Using
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 often go
hand-in-hand with their pain experience. Logically,
higher levels of depression often come from more pain and a lower
sense of personal control of pain and overall health. More anxiety often comes
from stronger beliefs about negative results
of illness, negative emotional views of the illness, and
depression. These conclusions support the need for more honest
advising of chronic back pain patients. (4) You can trust Satterwhite Chiropractic to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: Oxford CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Help for back pain depression is built into the chiropractic
treatment plan, especially exercise. Exercise is valuable
for the body. That is an accepted fact. Is exercise
good for the mind? For those of us dealing with chronic low back pain –
Oxford chiropractic patients and your Oxford
chiropractor – the more exact wonder is whether
exercise is good for chronic low back pain patients’ minds. A new
study reports 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 superior. Both indicated promise in lessening
depression. That’s good news.
Satterwhite Chiropractic makes sure that Oxford chiropractic
patients get this and delivers safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Casey Johnston on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson who presents a patient who has gone through
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 Oxford chiropractic appointment with
Satterwhite Chiropractic 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!