Emotions impact our mind and body reactions. Happy emotions make us
smile. Sad emotions make us frown. These reactions are
the outer reactions we usually see. What
about other emotional, inner reactions? Researchers are analyzing
these. A new study about emotions and back muscle
reactions caught the eye of Amelia Chiropractic Clinic who
cares for many Fernandina Beach back pain sufferers. It’s a
reminder to consider the whole person - mind and body! – and to
sit upright.
EMOTIONS AFFECT POSTURE
When someone is depressed or just in a down mood,
how can you tell? Slumped forward,
eyes to the ground, tired? 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 beneficial.
Upright seated posture in constrast to a slumped seated
posture was found to raise self-esteem, arousal, and
mood as well as reduce fear. Linguists found that
slumped posture people used more negative emotion words and fewer words than upright posture
people. They therefore recommended 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 increased, too. Sitting
upright may be just the way to generate
resilience to stress. (2) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic sees firsthand how
emotions affect Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients, especially
stressed, sad Fernandina Beach back pain patients.
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AFFECT BACK MUSCLES
For back pain sufferers – who are certainly not
immune to a sad mood! – body responses like slumping
are not unusual. In a study of back muscles using electromyography found that
negative emotions raised differential back muscle activity
while positive emotions did not. The muscles were left
alone, not having to respond at all. (3) When healing, the back pain
sufferer’s spine doesn’t
need any additional stimuli. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic offers gentle Fernandina Beach
chiropractic spinal manipulation in the form of Cox®
Technic to calm its muscles and lessen its pain.
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benefits of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management benefits aback
pain patient’s spine, muscle, and system.
Make your Fernandina Beach
chiropractic appointment now. If stress or emotions compel you
to slump and aggravate your back pain,
Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is here to lessen the pain, remind you
to sit up straight (like your parents used to tell you!), and get you to smile!