Manahawkin Back Muscles Relax with Happy Emotions
Emotions impact our mind and body reactions. Happy emotions make us smile. Sad emotions make us frown. These reactions are the outer reactions we most commonly notice. What about other emotional, inner reactions? Researchers are analyzing these. A recent study regarding emotions and back muscle reactions captured the attention of Manahawkin Chiropractic Center who cares for many Manahawkin back pain sufferers. It’s a reminder to look at the whole person - mind and body! – and to sit upright.
EMOTIONS AFFECT POSTURE
When someone is depressed or just in a sad mood, what does their body usually look like? Slumped forward, eyes to the ground, tired? We’ve all seen this. Upright posture does so much to increase positivity and decrease fatigue and anxiety. (1) Body posture may well impact emotional reactions! An interesting development regarding the the relationship between muscular states and emotions, researchers found that upright seated postures are beneficial. 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 fewer and more negative emotion 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 focus on self, lower negative mood and generate a positive mood. Speech rate rose, too. Sitting upright may be just the way to build resilience to stress. (2) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center notices firsthand how emotions affect Manahawkin chiropractic patients, particularly stressed, sad Manahawkin back pain sufferers.
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AFFECT BACK MUSCLES
For back pain sufferers – who are surely not immune to a down mood! – body responses like slumping are not uncommon. In a study of back muscles using electromyography found that negative emotions increased differential back muscle activity while positive emotions didn’t. The muscles were undisturbed, not having to respond at all. (3) When healing, the spine of the back pain patient doesn’t need any extra stimuli. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center offers gentle Manahawkin chiropractic spinal manipulation in the form of Cox® Technic to relax its muscles and reduce its pain.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back 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.
Set up your Manahawkin chiropractic appointment soon. If stress or emotions compel you to slump and aggravate your back pain, Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is here to ease the pain, remind you to sit up straight (like your parents used to say!), and get you to smile!
