San Jose Back Muscles Relax with Happy Emotions
Emotions impact our mind and body reactions. Happy emotions produce smiles. Sad emotions produce frowns. These reactions are the outer reactions we usually see. What about other emotional, inner reactions? Researchers are analyzing these. A recent study about emotions and back muscle reactions caught the attention of Chiropractic Solutions who cares for many San Jose 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, 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 decrease fatigue and anxiety. (1) Body posture may well impact emotional reactions! An interesting development regarding the the relationship between muscular states and emotions, researchers found that upright seated postures are advantageous. Upright seated posture in constrast to a slumped seated posture was noted to improve self-esteem, arousal, and mood as well as decrease fear. Linguists noted that slumped posture people used more negative emotion words and fewer words than upright posture people. They therefore recommended in their study to sit upright when facing a stressful situation as it can keep self-esteem in check, decrease self-focus, decrease negative mood and create a positive mood. Speech rate increased, too. Sitting upright may be just the way to foster resilience to stress. (2) Chiropractic Solutions sees firsthand how emotions affect San Jose chiropractic patients, especially stressed, sad San Jose back pain patients.
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AFFECT BACK MUSCLES
For back pain sufferers – who are certainly 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 increased differential back muscle activity while positive emotions did not. 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 additional stimuli. Chiropractic Solutions offers gentle San Jose chiropractic spinal manipulation via Cox® Technic to relax 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 describes the benefits of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management benefits aback pain patient’s spine, muscle, and system.
Schedule your San Jose chiropractic appointment now. If stress or emotions compel you to slump and aggravate your back pain, Chiropractic Solutions is here to lessen the pain, prompt you to sit up straight (like your parents used to say!), and find a way to make you smile!
