Emotions influence our mind and body reactions. Happy emotions make us
smile. Sad emotions make us frown. These reactions are
the outer reactions we usually observe. What
about other emotional, inside reactions? Researchers are studying
these. A new study about emotions and back muscle
reactions captured the attention of Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation who
cares for many Tonawanda back pain sufferers. It’s 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 sad 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 reduce
fatigue and anxiety. (1) Body posture may well influence 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 in constrast to a slumped seated
posture was noted to raise self-esteem, arousal, and
mood as well as reduce fear. Linguists noted that
slumped posture people used more negative emotion words and fewer words than upright posture
people. They therefore suggested in their study to sit
upright when facing a stressful situation as it can keep self-esteem in check, lessen self-focus, decrease negative mood and generate
a positive mood. Speech rate increased, too. Sitting
upright may be a means to foster
resilience to stress. (2) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation notices firsthand how
emotions impact Tonawanda chiropractic patients, especially
stressed, sad Tonawanda 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 uncommon. In an electromyographic study of back
muscles, it was found that
negative emotions raised differential back muscle activity
while positive emotions did not. The muscles were undisturbed, not having to react at all. (3) While healing, the back pain
sufferer’s spine doesn’t
need any extra stimuli. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation offers gentle Tonawanda
chiropractic spinal manipulation via Cox®
Technic to relax its muscles and reduce its pain.
CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the
benefits of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management benefits aback
pain patient’s spine, muscle, and system.
Schedule your Tonawanda
chiropractic appointment soon. If stress or emotions make you slump and aggravate your back pain,
Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is here to ease the pain, prompt you
to sit up straight (like your parents used to say!), and find
a way to make you smile!