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 support for the body. When it hurts, the body
knows it. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic knows it, too. McHenry 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 allow our patients to discover
an agreeable 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
Leading causes of disability globally incorporate musculoskeletal diseases and mental
disorders like anxiety and depression. A report of a
specific set of patients, those with lumbar spondylolisthesis, showed how anxiety and
depression influence a person’s
well-being. Emotional distress and disability that patients feel
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 decline
and increased osteoporotic fractures. Adults over 45 years of age with
musculoskeletal diseases mentally struggle with the impact these issues
have on their lifestyle. (2) That is where chiropractic care comes
into play. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic offers evidence-based chiropractic care in
the form of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to ease
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. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is ready for our
McHenry 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 prolonged 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 of us
contend with at some point in life. For chronic low back
pain patients, depression and anxiety often 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 effects
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 OrthoIllinois Chiropractic to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: McHenry 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 –
McHenry chiropractic patients and your McHenry
chiropractor – the more exact curiosity is whether
exercise is beneficial for chronic low back pain patients’ minds. A new
study reports that symptoms of depression were reduced
in such adults who did exercise (low dose) and manual therapy
and/or general strengthening and moderate exercise. (5) Neither came out superior. Both indicated promise in reducing
depression. That’s good news.
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic makes sure that McHenry chiropractic
patients know this and provides safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT OrthoIllinois 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-operative chiropractic care using gentle
Cox®
Technic to control his spine-related pain and not let it control him.
Schedule a McHenry chiropractic appointment with
OrthoIllinois 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!