The mind-body connection. It is real. And in few
other conditions is it more real than in spine-related pain conditions. The spine
is the body’s support system. When it hurts, the body
knows it. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation knows it, too. Baton Rouge 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 allow our patients to find
an agreeable quality of life. Back pain’s
depression often is eased 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 patients with lumbar
spondylolisthesis showed how anxiety and
depression change a person’s
well-being. Emotional distress and disability that patients feel
negatively impacts their overall well-being. (1) A recent
review of medical studies links these two concerns,
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 decline
and multiple osteoporotic fractures. Adults over 45 years of age with
musculoskeletal diseases mentally wrestle with the impact these issues
have on their lifestyle. (2) That is where chiropractic care helps. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation offers evidence-based chiropractic care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to ease
pain and give control of it in the hands of our Baton Rouge patients. There is hope. There is life during and after
treatment. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation is prepared for our
Baton Rouge back pain patients all along the way. Using
anti-depressants – anti-cholinergic drugs - may not be the answer depressed back pain patients want. They are shown to increase
the risk of dementia with long-term use. These drugs impede 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 everyone contends with at some point in life. For chronic low back
pain patients, depression and anxiety often go
hand-in-hand with their pain experience. Logically,
higher levels of depression often come from more pain and a lower
sense of personal control of pain and overall health. More anxiety often extends
from stronger beliefs about negative results
of illness, negative emotional thoughts of the illness, and
depression. These conclusions support the need for more honest
advising of chronic back pain patients. (4) You can trust Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: Baton Rouge CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Help for back pain depression is built into the chiropractic
treatment plan, especially exercise. Exercise is valuable
for the body. That’s a known fact. Is exercise
good for the mind? For those of us dealing with chronic low back pain –
Baton Rouge chiropractic patients and your Baton Rouge
chiropractor – the more specific curiosity is whether
exercise is good for chronic low back pain patients’ minds. A new
study reports that symptoms of depression were reduced
in such adults who used 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 reducing
depression. That’s good news.
Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation ensures that Baton Rouge chiropractic
patients know this and delivers safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation
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 spine-related pain and not let it control him.
Schedule a Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment with
Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation today. Our Cox® Technic decompression spinal
manipulation will help ease your back pain related depression.
Plus, your mind and body will be thankful that you did.
Really!