The mind-body connection. It is real. And in no
other condition than one related to the spine is this more real. The spine
is the body’s support system. When it hurts, the body
knows it. Hollstrom & Associates Inc knows it, also. Largo back pain
and neck pain and spine-related pain patients know it, too. The chiropractic
treatment plan at our office for
spine-related pain effectively reduces
both body and mind pain to let our patients discover
an agreeable quality of life. Back pain’s
depression often is relieved with our Cox®
Technic System of decompression.
MIND AND BODY: DEPRESSION IN BACK PAIN PATIENTS
Leading causes of disability globally include musculoskeletal diseases and mental
disorders like anxiety and depression. An analysis of a
specific set of patients, those with lumbar spondylolisthesis, demonstrated how anxiety and
depression affect a person’s
well-being. Emotional distress and disability that patients experience
negatively affects their overall well-being. (1) A new
review of medical studies links these two issues,
too. Anxiety and cervical/lumbar disc herniation, mood/anxiety and lower bone
mineral density in men, chronic low back pain and depression, life satisfaction
improvement and bone loss prevention in postmenopausal women, quality of life deterioration
and multiple osteoporotic fractures. Adults over 45 old with
musculoskeletal diseases mentally struggle with the impact these matters
have on their lifestyle. (2) That’s where chiropractic care helps. Hollstrom & Associates Inc offers evidence-based chiropractic care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to alleviate
pain and place
control of its effect on our back pain patients’ lives back into their hands. There is hope. There is life during and after
treatment. Hollstrom & Associates Inc is prepared for our
Largo back pain patients all along the way. Using
anti-depressants – anti-cholinergic drugs - may not be the answer for depressed
patients. They are shown to increase
the risk of dementia with long-term use. These drugs stop the
neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and peripheral nervous system. (3)
We all need clear minds to deal with life with and without back pain.
THE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY OF BACK PAIN
Depression and anxiety are states of mind most of us
contend with at some point in life. For chronic low back
pain patients, depression and anxiety often go
together with their pain experience. Understandably,
higher levels of depression often come from more pain and a lower
sense of personal control of pain and overall health. More anxiety often comes
from stronger beliefs about negative effects
of illness, negative emotional thoughts of the illness, and
depression. These findings support the need for more honest
advising of chronic back pain patients. (4) You can trust Hollstrom & Associates Inc to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: Largo CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Help for back pain depression is built into the chiropractic
treatment plan, especially exercise. Exercise is good
for the body. That is an accepted fact. Is exercise
good for the mind? For those of us dealing with chronic low back pain –
Largo chiropractic patients and your Largo
chiropractor – the more exact curiosity is whether
exercise is good for chronic low back pain patients’ minds. A recent
study states that symptoms of depression were reduced
in such adults who did exercise (low dose) and manual therapy
and/or general strengthening and moderate exercise. (5) Neither came out ahead
of the other. Both indicated promise in lessening
depression. That’s good news.
Hollstrom & Associates Inc makes sure that Largo chiropractic
patients know this and delivers safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Casey Johnston on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson who presents a patient who has gone through
several episodes of back pain and perseveres
with conservative, non-operative chiropractic care using gentle
Cox®
Technic to control his back pain and not let it control him.
Schedule a Largo chiropractic appointment with
Hollstrom & Associates Inc today. Our Cox® Technic decompression spinal
manipulation will help ease your back pain related depression.
Plus, your mind and body will be glad you did.
Really!