The mind-body connection. It is real. And in no
other condition than one related to the spine is this more real. The spine
is the body’s support system. When it hurts, the body
knows it. Cross Chiropractic Center knows it, too. Sandy Springs back pain
and neck pain and spine-related pain patients know it, too. The chiropractic
treatment plan at our office for
spine-related pain effectively eases
both body and mind pain to let our patients find
a satisfying quality of life. Back pain’s
depression often is lessened with our Cox®
Technic System of decompression.
MIND AND BODY: DEPRESSION IN BACK PAIN PATIENTS
Leading causes of disability globally include musculoskeletal diseases and mental
disorders like anxiety and depression. A report of patients with lumbar
spondylolisthesis showed how anxiety and
depression change a person’s
well-being. Emotional distress and disability that patients experience
negatively affects their overall well-being. (1) A new
review of medical studies links these two concerns,
too. Anxiety and cervical/lumbar disc herniation, mood/anxiety and lower bone
mineral density in men, chronic low back pain and depression, life satisfaction
improvement and bone loss prevention in postmenopausal women, quality of life decline
and increased osteoporotic fractures. Adults over 45 years of age with
musculoskeletal diseases mentally wrestle with the impact these matters
have on their lifestyle. (2) That’s where chiropractic care comes
into play. Cross Chiropractic Center offers evidence-based chiropractic care in
the form of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to ease
pain and give control of it in the hands of our Sandy Springs patients. There is hope. There is life during and after
treatment. Cross Chiropractic Center is prepared for our
Sandy Springs back pain patients every step of the way. Taking
anti-depressants – anti-cholinergic drugs - may not be the answer depressed back pain patients want. They are shown to increase
the risk of dementia with prolonged use. These drugs impede the
neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and peripheral nervous system. (3)
We all need clear minds to deal with life with and without back pain.
THE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY OF BACK PAIN
Depression and anxiety are states of mind most everyone contends with at some point in life. For chronic low back
pain patients, depression and anxiety often go
hand-in-hand with their pain experience. Understandably,
higher levels of depression often come from more pain and a lower
sense of personal control of pain and overall health. More anxiety often comes
from deeper beliefs about negative effects
of illness, negative emotional views of the illness, and
depression. These conclusions support the need for more honest
advising of chronic back pain patients. (4) You can trust Cross Chiropractic Center to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: Sandy Springs CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Help for back pain depression is built into the chiropractic
treatment plan, especially exercise. Exercise is valuable
for the body. That’s a known fact. Is exercise
good for the mind? For those of us dealing with chronic low back pain –
Sandy Springs chiropractic patients and your Sandy Springs
chiropractor – the more exact wonder is whether
exercise is beneficial for chronic low back pain patients’ minds. A new
study states that symptoms of depression were reduced
in such adults who used exercise (low dose) and manual therapy
and/or general strengthening and moderate exercise. (5) Neither came out ahead
of the other. Both indicated promise in reducing
depression. That’s good news.
Cross Chiropractic Center makes sure that Sandy Springs chiropractic
patients know this and delivers safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT Cross Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Casey Johnston on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson who presents a patient who has gone through
more than one episode of back pain and keeps going
with conservative, non-surgical chiropractic care using gentle
Cox®
Technic to control his spine-related pain and not let it control him.
Schedule a Sandy Springs chiropractic appointment with
Cross Chiropractic Center today. Our Cox® Technic decompression spinal
manipulation will help ease your back pain related depression.
Plus, your mind and body will be happy that you did.
Really!