The mind-body connection. It’s real. And in few
other conditions is it more real than in spine-related pain conditions. The spine
is the support for the body. When it hurts, the body
knows it. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR knows it, also. Colorado Springs back pain
and neck pain and spine-related pain patients know it, too. Our chiropractic treatment plan for
spine-related pain effectively soothes
both body and mind pain to let our patients discover
a satisfying 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 around the
world incorporate musculoskeletal diseases and mental
disorders like anxiety and depression. A study of a
specific set of patients, those with lumbar spondylolisthesis, showed how anxiety and
depression affect a person’s
well-being. Emotional distress and disability that patients experience
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 decline
and increased osteoporotic fractures. Adults over 45 years of age with
musculoskeletal diseases mentally struggle with the impact these matters
have on their lifestyle. (2) That is where chiropractic care helps. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR 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. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR is here for our
Colorado Springs 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 long-term use. These drugs block 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 frequently go
hand-in-hand with their pain experience. Understandably,
higher levels of depression often result from more pain and a lower
sense of personal control of pain and overall health. More anxiety often comes
from deeper beliefs about negative consequences
of illness, negative emotional views of the illness, and
depression. These findings support the need for more honest
advising of chronic back pain patients. (4) You can trust The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: Colorado Springs CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Help for back pain depression is built into the chiropractic
treatment plan, especially exercise. Exercise is valuable
for the body. That is a known fact. Is exercise
good for the mind? For those of us dealing with chronic low back pain –
Colorado Springs chiropractic patients and your Colorado Springs
chiropractor – the more specific curiosity is whether
exercise is beneficial for chronic low back pain patients’ minds. A new
study states 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 showed promise in reducing
depression. That’s good news.
The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR makes sure that Colorado Springs chiropractic
patients know this and delivers safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
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 Colorado Springs chiropractic appointment with
The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR today. Our Cox® Technic decompression spinal
manipulation will help ease your back pain related depression.
Plus, your mind and body will be happy that you did.
Really!