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 studying
these. A recent study regarding emotions and back muscle
reactions caught the attention of Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center who
cares for many Pensacola back pain sufferers. It’s 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 down mood,
how can you tell? 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 influence emotional
reactions! In an interesting twist
in this story of the relationship between muscular states and emotions,
researchers found that upright seated postures are advantageous.
Upright seated posture as opposed to a slumped seated
posture was found to raise self-esteem, arousal, and
mood as well as decrease fear. Linguists noted that
slumped posture people spoke with fewer and more negative emotion
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, decrease focus
on self, decrease negative mood and create
a positive mood. Speech rate rose, too. Sitting
upright may be just the way to foster
resilience to stress. (2) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center notices firsthand how
emotions impact Pensacola chiropractic patients, particularly
Pensacola
back pain patients 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 a study of back muscles using electromyography found that
negative emotions raised differential back muscle activity
while positive emotions didn’t. The muscles were left
alone, not having to respond at all. (3) While healing, the spine of the back pain sufferer doesn’t
need any more stimuli. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center offers gentle Pensacola
chiropractic spinal manipulation in the form of Cox®
Technic to calm its muscles and lessen its pain.
CONTACT Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
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 Pensacola
chiropractic appointment today. If stress or emotions compel you
to slump and worsen your back pain,
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center is here to ease the pain, remind you
to sit up straight (like your parents used to say!), and get you to smile!