Murfreesboro Back Muscles Relax with Happy Emotions
Emotions influence our mind and body reactions. Happy emotions produce smiles. Sad emotions make us frown. These reactions are the outer reactions we usually observe. What about other emotional, inside reactions? Researchers are examining these. A new study regarding emotions and back muscle reactions captured the eye of Most Chiropractic Clinic who cares for many Murfreesboro back pain sufferers. It’s a reminder to consider 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, fatigued? We have 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 found that upright seated postures are advantageous. Upright seated posture as opposed to a slumped seated posture was found to improve self-esteem, arousal, and mood as well as decrease fear. Linguists found that slumped posture people spoke with more negative emotion words and fewer words than upright posture people. They therefore suggested in their study to sit upright when in 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 increased, too. Sitting upright may be a means to generate resilience to stress. (2) Most Chiropractic Clinic notices firsthand how emotions affect Murfreesboro chiropractic patients, particularly stressed, sad Murfreesboro back pain patients.
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AFFECT BACK MUSCLES
For back pain sufferers – who are certainly not immune to a sad mood! – physical responses like slumping are not uncommon. In an electromyographic study of back muscles, it was found that negative emotions raised 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 additional stimuli. Most Chiropractic Clinic offers gentle Murfreesboro 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 describes the benefits of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management benefits aback pain patient’s spine, muscle, and system.
Schedule your Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment now. If stress or emotions make you slump and aggravate your back pain, Most 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!
