Low Back Pain and Emotions
This article discusses how anger and emotional expression may affect your back pain . For years, many medical doctors thought back pain was more of an issue in the brain than the spine. Research has shown this to be the case in many who are disabled from work. But mechanical sprain injuries of the spine are also critical to body function and how much pain you may experience. You just cannot separate the brain from the body and expect to tackle a difficult problem like low back pain. Researchers at Duke University looked at this complex problem by measuring the amount of emotional expression, anger, and back pain in a group of 61 persons with chronic low back pain. The results were quite interesting. Patients who reported greater conflict regarding expressing emotions may be experiencing higher pain and anger. Have you ever considered that how you express your emotions could affect how much the back hurts? Do you hold on to angry thoughts and feelings? Ignoring these iss...