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. Being part of the chiropractic profession, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn inserts “spine” to this connection, making it much more specific to what we see in our Ashburn back pain and neck pain patients. When the spine hurts, the mind and body can’t help but hurt, too. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn creates individualized Ashburn chiropractic treatment plans for spine pain, back pain, neck pain and related arm and leg pain sufferers that incorporate chiropractic treatment, nutrition, and home exercise. The addition of mindfulness practices to such spine care practices is often beneficial and supported.

MIND-BODY-SPINE PAIN

Spine pain, back pain, neck pain wears on a person. Pain frequently keeps a sufferer from accomplishing what he or she wants/needs to do and from experiencing a joyful life. When working with your Ashburn chiropractor at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn on the physical pain relief, a back pain patient can choose a mindful approach to dealing with the mind and its struggle with the pain and associated depression and/or fluctuating levels of sadness is reported to help. In a study of lumbar disc herniation patients with back pain who utlilized a mindfulness-based therapy, researchers discovered that mindfulness-based treatment had a good effect on pain beliefs and psychological well-being. (1) Additionally, researchers found that even in countries with well-developed and accessible mental health services, underutilization of those services is common. It is better than it once was with all the notice mental health has received lately. 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 motivated them to seek help for their own issue. (2) Whether you know someone who has a mental health issue or not, do not avoid pursuing help with depression related to Ashburn back pain. Today, there are numerous 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 cope with the physical aspect of spine pain and encourages our Ashburn back pain sufferers to consider using a mindfulness practice to cope 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 shares the spinal care for back pain relief with Cox® Technic and integration of approaches like mindfulness, nutrition, exercise, etc.

Make your next Ashburn chiropractic appointment with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. Managing the “spine” part of the mind-body-spine connection is chiropractic’s strong suit. Adding a mindfulness approach is a Ashburn chiropractic patient’s choice, one that is turning out to be beneficial.