Emotions influence the way the mind and body
react. Happy emotions make us
smile. Sad emotions produce frowns. These reactions are
the outer reactions we most commonly observe. What
about other emotional, inside reactions? Researchers are analyzing
these. A new study about emotions and back muscle
reactions captured the attention of Moses Chiropractic who
cares for many West Palm Beach 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,
what does their body usually look like? Slumped forward,
eyes to the ground, tired? We have all seen this.
Upright posture does so much to increase positivity and reduce
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 discovered that upright seated postures are advantageous.
Upright seated posture as opposed to a slumped seated
posture was noted to improve self-esteem, arousal, and
mood as well as reduce fear. Linguists found that
slumped posture people spoke with more negative emotion words and fewer 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 focus
on self, decrease negative mood and create
a positive mood. Speech rate increased, too. Sitting
upright may be a means to foster
resilience to stress. (2) Moses Chiropractic notices firsthand how
emotions affect West Palm Beach chiropractic patients, especially
West Palm Beach
back pain patients who are stressed and down.
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 an electromyographic study of back
muscles, it was found that
negative emotions raised differential back muscle activity
while positive emotions didn’t. The muscles were undisturbed, not having to react at all. (3) While healing, the spine of the back pain sufferer does not
need any more stimuli. Moses Chiropractic offers gentle West Palm Beach
chiropractic spinal manipulation in the form of Cox®
Technic to relax its muscles and reduce its pain.
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Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the
benefits of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management benefits aback
pain patient’s spine, muscle, and system.
Schedule your West Palm Beach
chiropractic appointment now. If stress or emotions make you slump and worsen your back pain,
Moses Chiropractic is here to ease the pain, remind you
to sit up straight (like your parents used to say!), and find
a way to make you smile!