Minster Back Muscles Relax with Happy Emotions
Emotions impact 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 recent study regarding emotions and back muscle reactions captured the eye of Minster Chiropractic Center who cares for many Minster back pain sufferers. It’s 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 have all seen this. Upright posture does so much to improve positivity and reduce fatigue and anxiety. (1) Body posture may well impact emotional reactions! In an interesting twist in this story of the relationship between muscular states and emotions, researchers discovered 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 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 maintain self-esteem, lessen focus on self, lower negative mood and generate a positive mood. Speech rate improved, too. Sitting upright may be a means to build resilience to stress. (2) Minster Chiropractic Center sees firsthand how emotions affect Minster chiropractic patients, especially Minster back pain sufferers who are stressed and down.
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AFFECT BACK MUSCLES
For back pain sufferers – who are surely not immune to a sad mood! – body responses like slumping are not unusual. In an electromyographic study of back muscles, it was 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) While healing, the spine of the back pain patient doesn’t need any more stimuli. Minster Chiropractic Center offers gentle Minster chiropractic spinal manipulation in the form of Cox® Technic to relax 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 shares the benefits of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management benefits aback pain patient’s spine, muscle, and system.
Make your Minster chiropractic appointment now. If stress or emotions compel you to slump and worsen your back pain, Minster Chiropractic Center is here to ease the pain, prompt you to sit up straight (like your parents used to tell you!), and get you to smile!
