Manchester Back Muscles Relax with Happy Emotions

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.

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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! 

 
Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries encourages a positive outlook and upright body position to enhance healing from back pain.  
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