Elgin Back Muscles Relax with Happy Emotions

Emotions influence our mind and body reactions. Happy emotions make us smile. Sad emotions make us frown. These reactions are the outer reactions we usually observe. What about other emotional, inside reactions? Researchers are studying these. A recent study regarding emotions and back muscle reactions captured the attention of Connected Chiropractic who cares for many Elgin back pain sufferers. It is a reminder to consider the whole person - mind and body! – and to sit up straight.

EMOTIONS AFFECT POSTURE

When someone is depressed or just in a sad 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 in constrast to a slumped seated posture was noted to raise 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 suggested in their study to sit upright when facing a stressful situation as it can maintain self-esteem, reduce focus on self, decrease negative mood and generate a positive mood. Speech rate rose, too. Sitting upright may be a means to build resilience to stress. (2) Connected Chiropractic sees firsthand how emotions impact Elgin chiropractic patients, particularly Elgin back pain sufferers who are stressed and down.

NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AFFECT BACK MUSCLES

For back pain sufferers – who are surely not immune to a down mood! – physical 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 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 more stimuli. Connected Chiropractic offers gentle Elgin chiropractic spinal manipulation via Cox® Technic to relax its muscles and lessen its pain.

CONTACT Connected Chiropractic

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 Elgin chiropractic appointment today. If stress or emotions compel you to slump and worsen your back pain, Connected Chiropractic is here to ease the pain, prompt you to sit up straight (like your parents used to tell you!), and get you to smile!