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. Paramus Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center knows it, too. Paramus back pain
and neck pain and spine-related pain patients know it, too. The chiropractic
treatment plan at our office for
spine-related pain efficiently soothes
both body and mind pain to allow our patients to find
an enjoyable 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 globally incorporate musculoskeletal diseases and mental
disorders like anxiety and depression. A study of a
specific set of patients, those with lumbar spondylolisthesis, exemplified 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 recent
review of medical studies connects 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 multiple osteoporotic fractures. Adults over 45 years of age with
musculoskeletal diseases mentally wrestle with the impact these matters
have on their lifestyle. (2) That is where chiropractic care comes
into play. Paramus Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center offers evidence-based chiropractic care in
the form of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to ease
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. Paramus Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center is ready for our
Paramus back pain patients every step of the way. Using
anti-depressants – anti-cholinergic drugs - may not be the answer depressed back pain patients want. They are shown to increase
the risk of dementia with prolonged use. These drugs stop 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 frequently 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 consequences
of illness, negative emotional thoughts of the illness, and
depression. These conclusions support the need for more honest
advising of chronic back pain patients. (4) You can trust Paramus Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: Paramus CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Help for back pain depression is built into the chiropractic
treatment plan, especially exercise. Exercise is good
for the body. That is a known fact. Is exercise
good for the mind? For those of us dealing with chronic low back pain –
Paramus chiropractic patients and your Paramus
chiropractor – the more exact wonder is whether
exercise is beneficial for chronic low back pain patients’ minds. A recent
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 ahead
of the other. Both indicated promise in lessening
depression. That’s good news.
Paramus Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center ensures that Paramus chiropractic
patients know this and delivers safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT Paramus Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center
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-operative chiropractic care using gentle
Cox®
Technic to control his back pain and not let it control him.
Schedule a Paramus chiropractic appointment with
Paramus Medical & Sports Rehabilitation Center 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!