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December 2020 Healthy News from Manahawkin Chiropractic Center Help for Depression and Calf Cramps

Manahawkin chiropractic care with spinal manipulation offers some documented benefit in contributing to the reduction of depression.

HOW TO BE A HAPPY SANTA…
Chiropractic’s Contribution to Depression Relief

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” or so the song goes. Whether it is because of being 2020 or experiencing normal holiday stress, the wonderful-ness of this time of year may not be so much for you. Symptoms of depression like high cortisol and adrenalin, agitation, anxiety and insomnia are reportedly due to an overactive sympathetic nervous system. A recent study on the effects of chiropractic, spinal manipulation and vagal nerve stimulation presented some good news. These approaches may well be beneficial treatment options for depression by means of regulation of the autonomic nervous system which chiropractic care and spinal manipulation do at the peripheral nervous system level and spread to the central nervous system. The parasympathetic system thereby can counterbalance the sympathetic system while vagal stimulation releases neurotrophines known for being essential for anti-depressive therapies’ effectiveness. (1) What is all this really saying? Come in for a Manahawkin chiropractic visit for Manahawkin back pain and neck pain relief and other spine related issues. Leave with a little more cheer. During this wonderful time of year, we want a happy Santa…and a happy you!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, chiropractic back pain specialist and developer of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he detailed effects of spinal manipulation on the immune system and things it influences like depression.

 

Manahawkin calf cramps related to back conditions like spinal stenosis and disc herniation find relief with chiropractic care’s electrical stimulation.  

Manahawkin CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Electrical Stimulation for Calf Cramps

Calf cramps are painful! Back pain sufferers with lumbar spinal stenosis or lumbar disc herniation often experience calf cramps, disrupting valuable sleep and daily lives. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the calf muscles susceptible to cramps reduced cramping. Just 25% of patient maximum tolerated stimulation intensity was helpful! It does not take much. 55% and 85% were effective as well. The decrease in cramps was linked to an increase in cramp threshold frequency, too. A bonus! (2) This new study verified what a 2018 study found as well. (3) If calf cramps trouble you, let us know at your next chiropractic visit. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center has a treatment plan for them!

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Schedule your next Manahawkin chiropractic appointment now with Manahawkin Chiropractic Center. With much gratitude, we wish you a most wonderful holiday season!

 

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