Ashburn and Herndon Stress and Its Contribution to Back Pain

From nurses to firefighters, from children to older folks - and all of us in between - work-related stress is stressful. It affects our sense of pain and often elicits times of back pain and neck pain and back-related and neck-related pain. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is ready to help squash the impact of work-related stress whenever possible. Ashburn and Herndon back pain and neck pain patients bring everything – including their stress – with them to Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. You can, too! Together, we’ll handle work-stress and back and neck pain.

WORK-RELATED STRESS

Work-related stress messes with us. It gets our attention via pain. None of us is immune to stress, not even a kid! A kid’s job is being a kid and attending school on the path to adulthood. Along the way, kids get job-related stress. The pressures of grades and peers and news and learning issues get to them. Adolescents get low back pain, too. Depression, anxiety, coercion, uncomfortable relationships, extreme academic pressures, and unsatisfactory school lives may all put college students at risk for chronic low back pain. (1) 11% of firefighters reported moderate to extremely severe stress on the job. 40% reported musculoskeletal symptoms with back pain being the most noted. More stress related to more such symptoms. (2) Trash collectors reported back pain issues – upper back pain 89%, shoulder pain 81%, wrist/hand pain 79%, neck pain 68% - which stressed them out more. (3) Researchers found that psychological factors and fear-avoidance behaviors caused 11.8% of nursing care facility workers’ stating that chronic low back pain disrupted their work. (4) It’s a rare person whose job is pure happiness and stress-free. The rest of us find ways to manage. Your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor is by your side.

CHIROPRACTIC FOR THE STRESSED

Chiropractors like yours at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn see stressed-out patients. One report found that more than 30% of chiropractic patients described themselves as moderately to severely stressed. Over 50% felt stress played a moderate or greater role in their current pain. 71% stated that it would be useful if their chiropractic care included stress-coping strategies. 44% were interested in participating in a class to improve their stress management skills. (5) Chiropractic care is offered to all, regardless of age or profession. Your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor is equipped to diagnose the physical cause of back pain and neck pain and to correlate any work-related stress that may be influencing your Ashburn and Herndon back pain and neck pain. The conversation of how to better deal with stress via lifestyle changes, exercise, etc., helps many Ashburn and Herndon back pain and neck pain patients recover with the Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic treatment plan.  

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Hayden  on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who enjoys working with the toughest, stressed-out back pain and neck pain patients with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management as part of the chiropractic treatment plan.

Schedule your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn welcomes everyone suffering with Ashburn and Herndon back pain and neck pain issues. Together, we will make a treatment plan for your relief.