Fernandina Beach Back Muscles Relax with Happy Emotions
Emotions influence the way the mind and body react. Happy emotions make us smile. Sad emotions produce frowns. These reactions are the outer reactions we most commonly notice. What about other emotional, inside reactions? Researchers are studying these. A new study about emotions and back muscle reactions captured the eye of Amelia Chiropractic Clinic who cares for many Fernandina Beach back pain sufferers. It is a reminder to look at the whole person - mind and body! – and to sit upright.
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’ve all seen this. Upright posture does so much to increase positivity and reduce fatigue and anxiety. (1) Body posture may well impact 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 decrease fear. Linguists found that slumped posture people spoke with 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, decrease self-focus, decrease negative mood and generate a positive mood. Speech rate increased, too. Sitting upright may be just the way to build resilience to stress. (2) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic sees firsthand how emotions impact Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients, especially stressed, sad Fernandina Beach back pain patients.
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AFFECT BACK MUSCLES
For back pain sufferers – who are surely not immune to a sad mood! – physical responses like slumping are not uncommon. In a study of back muscles using electromyography found that negative emotions increased differential back muscle activity while positive emotions didn’t. The muscles were left alone, not having to react at all. (3) When healing, the back pain sufferer’s spine doesn’t need any extra stimuli. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic offers gentle Fernandina Beach chiropractic spinal manipulation via Cox® Technic to calm its muscles and lessen 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 Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment now. If stress or emotions compel you to slump and aggravate your back pain, Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is here to ease the pain, prompt you to sit up straight (like your parents used to tell you!), and find a way to make you smile!
