The mind-body connection. It is real. And in few
other conditions is it more real than in spine-related pain conditions. The spine
is the body’s support system. When it hurts, the body
knows it. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC knows it, too. La Grande back pain
and neck pain and spine-related pain patients know it, too. Our chiropractic treatment plan for
spine-related pain effectively eases
both body and mind pain to allow our patients to find
an enjoyable quality of life. Back pain’s
depression often is eased with our Cox®
Technic System of decompression.
MIND AND BODY: DEPRESSION IN BACK PAIN PATIENTS
Leading causes of disability around the
world include musculoskeletal diseases and mental
disorders like anxiety and depression. A study of a
specific set of patients, those with lumbar spondylolisthesis, showed how anxiety and
depression influence a person’s
well-being. Emotional distress and disability that patients experience
negatively affects their overall well-being. (1) A recent
review of medical studies connects these two issues,
too. Anxiety and cervical/lumbar disc herniation, mood/anxiety and lower bone
mineral density in men, chronic low back pain and depression, life satisfaction
improvement and bone loss prevention in postmenopausal women, quality of life deterioration
and increased osteoporotic fractures. Adults over 45 old with
musculoskeletal diseases mentally struggle with the impact these issues
have on their lifestyle. (2) That’s where chiropractic care helps. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC offers evidence-based chiropractic care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to reduce
pain and give control of it in the hands of our La Grande patients. There is hope. There is life during and after
treatment. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is here for our
La Grande back pain patients all along the way. Taking
anti-depressants – anti-cholinergic drugs - may not be the answer for depressed
patients. They are shown to raise
the risk of dementia with prolonged use. These drugs impede the
neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and peripheral nervous system. (3)
We all need clear minds to deal with life with and without back pain.
THE DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY OF BACK PAIN
Depression and anxiety are states of mind most everyone contends with at some point in life. For chronic low back
pain patients, depression and anxiety frequently go
hand-in-hand with their pain experience. Logically,
higher levels of depression often result from more pain and a lower
sense of personal control of pain and overall health. More anxiety often comes
from stronger beliefs about negative consequences
of illness, negative emotional thoughts of the illness, and
depression. These findings support the need for more honest
advising of chronic back pain patients. (4) You can trust Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC to be
honest!
HELP FOR DEPRESSION: La Grande CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Help for back pain depression is built into the chiropractic
treatment plan, especially exercise. Exercise is good
for the body. That is an accepted fact. Is exercise
good for the mind? For those of us dealing with chronic low back pain –
La Grande chiropractic patients and your La Grande
chiropractor – the more exact curiosity is whether
exercise is good for chronic low back pain patients’ minds. A new
study reports that symptoms of depression were reduced
in such adults who used exercise (low dose) and manual therapy
and/or general strengthening and moderate exercise. (5) Neither came out superior. Both showed promise in reducing
depression. That’s good news.
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC makes sure that La Grande chiropractic
patients get this and delivers safe, gentle, effective,
pain-relieving treatment.
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Casey Johnston on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson who presents a patient who has experienced
several episodes of back pain and perseveres
with conservative, non-surgical chiropractic care using gentle
Cox®
Technic to control his back pain and not let it control him.
Schedule a La Grande chiropractic appointment with
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC today. Our Cox® Technic decompression spinal
manipulation will help ease your back pain related depression.
Plus, your mind and body will be thankful that you did.
Really!