December 2020 Healthy News from Rosenberg Wellness Center Help for Depression and Calf Cramps
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” or so the song goes. Whether it’s because of being 2020 or having normal holiday stress, the wonderful-ness of this time of year might not be so wonderful for you. Symptoms of depression like high cortisol & adrenalin, agitation, anxiety and insomnia are reportedly owing to an overactive sympathetic nervous system. A new study on the effects of chiropractic, spinal manipulation and vagal nerve stimulation presented some optimistic news. These approaches may well be beneficial treatment options for depression through the regulation of the autonomic nervous system which chiropractic care and spinal manipulation do at the peripheral nervous system level and extend to the central nervous system. The parasympathetic system thereby can counterbalance the sympathetic system while vagal stimulation releases neurotrophines known for being essential for anti-depressive therapies’ effectiveness. (1) What does all this really mean? Come in for a New York City chiropractic visit for New York City back pain and neck pain relief and other spine related issues. Leave with a little more cheer. During this wonderful time of year, we want a happy Santa…and a happy you!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, chiropractic back pain specialist and developer of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he described effects of spinal manipulation on the immune system and things it influences like depression.
New York City CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Electrical Stimulation for Calf Cramps
Calf cramps are painful! Back pain sufferers with lumbar spinal stenosis or lumbar disc herniation often experience calf cramps, disrupting valuable sleep and daily lives. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the calf muscles prone to cramps decreased cramping. Just 25% of patient maximum tolerated stimulation intensity helped! It does not take much. 55% and 85% were effective as well. The reduction in cramps was linked to an increase in cramp threshold frequency, too. A bonus! (2) This new study verified what a 2018 study discovered as well. (3) If calf cramps trouble you, let us know at your next chiropractic visit. Rosenberg Wellness Center has a treatment plan for them!
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Schedule your next New York City chiropractic appointment now with Rosenberg Wellness Center. Gratefully, we wish you a most wonderful holiday season!