Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn Encourages Adding Mindfulness to Chiropractic Back Pain Care
Mind-body-SPINE connection. The mind-body connection is in the health news a lot. Since we are a member of the chiropractic profession, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn adds “spine” to this connection, rendering it much more specific to what we see in our Ashburn and Herndon back pain and neck pain patients. When the spine hurts, the mind and body cannot help but hurt, too. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn designs individualized Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic treatment plans for spine pain, back pain, neck pain and related arm and leg pain sufferers that include chiropractic treatment, nutrition, and home exercise. The addition of mindfulness practices to these spine care practices is many times helpful and supported.
MIND-BODY-SPINE PAIN
Spine pain, back pain, neck pain wears on a person. Pain often keeps a sufferer from accomplishing what he or she wants/needs to do and from enjoying life. When working with your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn on the physical pain relief, a back pain patient can take a mindful approach to coping with the mind and its struggle with the pain and related depression and/or varying 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, underutilization of those services is common. It’s better than it used to be with all the attention mental health has seen of late. Many don’t seek it out as they may. One interesting note about those who do seek help stemmed 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 seeking assistance with depression related to Ashburn and Herndon back pain. Today, there are many options to get help for pain-related depression. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn offers evidence-based treatment via the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to deal with the physical aspect of spine pain and encourages our Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferers to consider utilizing a mindfulness practice to deal with the mind’s mental side 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 explains the spinal care for back pain relief with Cox® Technic and integration of methods like mindfulness, nutrition, exercise, etc.
Schedule your next Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. Managing the “spine” part of the mind-body-spine connection is chiropractic’s strong suit. Including a mindfulness approach is a Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patient’s choice, one that is proving positive.
