Emotions influence the way the mind and body
react. Happy emotions produce smiles. Sad emotions make us frown. These reactions are
the outer reactions we usually see. What
about other emotional, inside reactions? Researchers are examining
these. A new study about emotions and back muscle
reactions captured the attention of Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries who
cares for many Manchester back pain sufferers. It is 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 sad mood,
what does their body usually look like? Slumped forward,
eyes to the ground, tired? We have all seen this.
Upright posture does so much to improve positivity and decrease
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 found that upright seated postures are beneficial.
Upright seated posture in constrast to a slumped seated
posture was found to improve self-esteem, arousal, and
mood as well as decrease fear. Linguists noted that
slumped posture people spoke with more negative emotion words and fewer words than upright posture
people. They therefore suggested in their study to sit
upright when facing a stressful situation as it can keep self-esteem in check, reduce focus
on self, decrease negative mood and generate
a positive mood. Speech rate rose, too. Sitting
upright may be a means to generate
resilience to stress. (2) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries notices firsthand how
emotions impact Manchester chiropractic patients, especially
stressed, sad Manchester back pain sufferers.
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AFFECT BACK MUSCLES
For back pain sufferers – who are surely not
immune to a down mood! – body responses like slumping
are not uncommon. 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 undisturbed, not having to react at all. (3) When healing, the spine of the back pain sufferer doesn’t
need any extra stimuli. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries offers gentle Manchester
chiropractic spinal manipulation via Cox®
Technic to calm its muscles and reduce its pain.
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
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.
Set up your Manchester
chiropractic appointment soon. If stress or emotions compel you
to slump and aggravate your back pain,
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is here to ease the pain, remind you
to sit up straight (like your parents used to say!), and find
a way to make you smile!