Fort Wayne Back Muscles Relax with Happy Emotions
Emotions influence our mind and body reactions. Happy emotions make us smile. Sad emotions produce frowns. These reactions are the outer reactions we usually see. What about other emotional, inside reactions? Researchers are analyzing these. A recent study about emotions and back muscle reactions caught the eye of Aaron Chiropractic Clinic who cares for many Fort Wayne back pain sufferers. It’s a reminder to look at the whole person - mind and body! – and to sit up straight.
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 improve positivity and reduce fatigue and anxiety. (1) Body posture may well influence emotional reactions! An interesting development regarding the 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 found to improve self-esteem, arousal, and mood as well as reduce fear. Linguists found 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 maintain self-esteem, decrease focus on self, decrease negative mood and produce a positive mood. Speech rate rose, too. Sitting upright may be a means to foster resilience to stress. (2) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic sees firsthand how emotions affect Fort Wayne chiropractic patients, especially Fort Wayne back pain patients who are stressed and sad.
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 a study of back muscles using electromyography found that negative emotions increased differential back muscle activity while positive emotions did not. The muscles were left alone, not having to respond at all. (3) While healing, the back pain sufferer’s spine does not need any more stimuli. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic offers gentle Fort Wayne 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.
Schedule your Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment today. If stress or emotions make you slump and aggravate your back pain, Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is here to lessen the pain, prompt you to sit up straight (like your parents used to say!), and find a way to make you smile!
