West Des Moines Back Muscles Relax with Happy Emotions
Emotions impact our mind and body reactions. Happy emotions make us smile. Sad emotions make us frown. These reactions are the outer reactions we most commonly notice. What about other emotional, inner reactions? Researchers are analyzing these. A new study regarding emotions and back muscle reactions captured the attention of Executive Chiropractic of Iowa who cares for many West Des Moines 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, tired? We have all seen this. Upright posture does so much to increase 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 discovered that upright seated postures are beneficial. Upright seated posture as opposed to a slumped seated posture was found to raise self-esteem, arousal, and mood as well as reduce fear. Linguists noted that slumped posture people used more negative emotion words and fewer words than upright posture people. They therefore suggested in their study to sit upright when in a stressful situation as it can keep self-esteem in check, reduce focus on self, decrease negative mood and produce a positive mood. Speech rate rose, too. Sitting upright may be just the way to build resilience to stress. (2) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa sees firsthand how emotions affect West Des Moines chiropractic patients, especially West Des Moines back pain patients who are stressed and sad.
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AFFECT BACK MUSCLES
For back pain sufferers – who are certainly 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 increased differential back muscle activity while positive emotions did not. The muscles were undisturbed, not having to respond at all. (3) When healing, the back pain sufferer’s spine doesn’t need any additional stimuli. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa offers gentle West Des Moines chiropractic spinal manipulation in the form of 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 shares the benefits of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management benefits aback pain patient’s spine, muscle, and system.
Make your West Des Moines chiropractic appointment now. If stress or emotions compel you to slump and worsen your back pain, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is here to lessen the pain, remind you to sit up straight (like your parents used to tell you!), and find a way to make you smile!
