Juneau 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 most commonly notice. What about other emotional, inside reactions? Researchers are examining these. A new study regarding emotions and back muscle reactions captured the attention of Aurora Chiropractic Center who cares for many Juneau 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 down 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 increase positivity and decrease 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 beneficial. Upright seated posture as opposed to a slumped seated posture was found to improve self-esteem, arousal, and mood as well as reduce fear. Linguists noted that slumped posture people used fewer and more negative emotion words than upright posture people. They therefore recommended in their study to sit upright when facing a stressful situation as it can keep self-esteem in check, lessen self-focus, decrease negative mood and generate a positive mood. Speech rate improved, too. Sitting upright may be just the way to generate resilience to stress. (2) Aurora Chiropractic Center sees firsthand how emotions affect Juneau chiropractic patients, especially Juneau back pain sufferers 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 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 react at all. (3) While healing, the back pain sufferer’s spine doesn’t need any additional stimuli. Aurora Chiropractic Center offers gentle Juneau 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.
Make your Juneau chiropractic appointment soon. If stress or emotions make you slump and aggravate your back pain, Aurora Chiropractic Center is here to ease the pain, prompt you to sit up straight (like your parents used to say!), and find a way to make you smile!
