Pure Chiropractic Encourages Adding Mindfulness to Chiropractic Back Pain Care
Mind-body-SPINE connection. The mind-body connection is in the health news a lot. Being a member of the chiropractic profession, Pure Chiropractic inserts “spine” to this connection, making it much more specific to what we see in our Concord, NC back pain and neck pain patients. When the spine hurts, the mind and body can’t help but hurt, too. Pure Chiropractic designs individualized Concord, NC chiropractic treatment plans for spine pain, back pain, neck pain and related arm and leg pain sufferers that include chiropractic treatment, home exercise, and nutrition. Adding mindfulness practices to these spine care practices is often helpful and supported.
MIND-BODY-SPINE PAIN
Spine pain, back pain, neck pain wears on a person. Pain often keeps a sufferer from doing what he or she wants/needs to do and from experiencing a joyful life. When working with your Concord, NC chiropractor at Pure Chiropractic on the physical pain relief, a back pain sufferer can choose a mindful approach to coping with the mind’s struggle with the pain and associated depression and/or fluctuating levels of sadness is found to help. In a study of lumbar disc herniation patients with back pain who utlilized a mindfulness-based therapy, researchers found that mindfulness-based therapy had a positive effect on pain beliefs and psychological well-being. (1) Additionally, researchers uncovererd that even in countries with accessible, well-developed mental health services, those services are not well-utilized. It is better than it once was with all the attention mental health has seen lately. Many don’t seek it out as they could. One interesting note about those who do seek help resulted from their knowing someone with a mental health issue which positively influenced them to seek help for their own issue. (2) Whether you know someone who suffers with a mental health issue or not, do not avoid pursuing help with depression related to Concord, NC back pain. Today, there are numerous options to get help for pain-related depression. Pure Chiropractic offers evidence-based treatment via the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to cope with the physical part of spine pain and encourages our Concord, NC back pain sufferers to consider using a mindfulness practice to deal with the mind’s mental aspect of spine pain.
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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the spinal care for back pain relief with Cox® Technic and integration of methods like mindfulness, nutrition, exercise, etc.
Schedule your next Concord, NC chiropractic appointment with Pure Chiropractic. Managing the “spine” part of the mind-body-spine connection is chiropractic’s forte. Including a mindfulness approach is a Concord, NC chiropractic patient’s choice, one that is turning out to be positive.
