Emotions impact our mind and body reactions. Happy emotions make us
smile. Sad emotions produce frowns. These reactions are
the outer reactions we most commonly see. What
about other emotional, inner reactions? Researchers are examining
these. A recent study regarding emotions and back muscle
reactions captured the eye of Wilson Family Chiropractic who
cares for many Millville back pain sufferers. It is a
reminder to consider the whole person - mind and body! – and to
sit upright.
EMOTIONS AFFECT POSTURE
When someone is depressed or just in a down mood,
how can you tell? Slumped forward,
eyes to the ground, fatigued? We have all seen this.
Upright posture does so much to increase positivity and decrease
fatigue and anxiety. (1) Body posture may well impact emotional
reactions! In an interesting twist
in this story of the relationship between muscular states and emotions,
researchers found that upright seated postures are beneficial.
Upright seated posture in constrast to a slumped seated
posture was found to raise self-esteem, arousal, and
mood as well as decrease fear. Linguists noted that
slumped posture people used fewer and more negative emotion
words than upright posture
people. They therefore recommended in their study to sit
upright when in a stressful situation as it can maintain
self-esteem, decrease self-focus, lower negative mood and create
a positive mood. Speech rate increased, too. Sitting
upright may be a means to generate
resilience to stress. (2) Wilson Family Chiropractic notices firsthand how
emotions affect Millville chiropractic patients, particularly
stressed, sad Millville back pain patients.
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AFFECT BACK MUSCLES
For back pain sufferers – who are certainly not
immune to a sad mood! – physical responses like slumping
are not unusual. In a study of back muscles using electromyography found that
negative emotions increased differential back muscle activity
while positive emotions did not. The muscles were undisturbed, not having to respond at all. (3) While healing, the back pain
sufferer’s spine does not
need any additional stimuli. Wilson Family Chiropractic offers gentle Millville
chiropractic spinal manipulation via Cox®
Technic to calm its muscles and reduce its pain.
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benefits of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management benefits aback
pain patient’s spine, muscle, and system.
Schedule your Millville
chiropractic appointment today. If stress or emotions compel you
to slump and aggravate your back pain,
Wilson Family Chiropractic is here to lessen the pain, remind you
to sit up straight (like your parents used to tell you!), and find
a way to make you smile!