Good health means total wellness. This seems like a simple concept, and yet it does involve careful considerations of how your mental state affects your body and vice versa. The mind and body are connected, which is why our Temecula, CA practice focuses on both mind and body solutions through chiropractic care.

This is a concept with which some people are not familiar. Let’s consider how the mind and the body are connected, and why a mind-and-body approach to chiropractic treatment is so helpful on different levels.

How Emotions Can Affect Physical Wellness

Daily stress, bouts of anxiety, and changes in your daily life or routine can result in a multitude of emotions. These can negatively impact the way you feel, both at a psychological level as well as a physical level. This tumult a person feels within can cause pain in the body, from tense muscles and stiff joints to a general discomfort in different parts of the body.

When your body responds to mental stress and emotional duress, this can lead to or exacerbate the following kinds of physical problems:

• Chest pain
• Back pain
• Stiffness of the neck
• Headaches
• Fatigue
• General aches and pains

How Your Health Affect Your Mental Well Being

Conversely, body pain can have a serious impact on your mental state. If you suffer from major bouts of back pain, it can lead to issues with distraction and mental fogginess. Your emotions may also be negatively affected by body pain, with these health issues contributing to depression and anxiety, and compounding daily sources of stress.

If you are suffering from body pain as well as issues affecting your mental clarity and wellness, this can contribute to a whole host of interconnected problems. That’s why it’s important that both mind and body be considered as part of good chiropractic care.

Finding Balance to Help with Chiropractic Care

During a chiropractic adjustment, you may want to discuss some of the stressors and worries you are going through. This is especially important if you’ve noticed your body pain becomes worse or is triggered by stress and anxiety. Similarly, it’s important to talk about how your body pain affects your life and makes you feel.

A chiropractor can offer some professional insight into what you are experiencing. This can, in turn, help you have a better understanding of the causes of your pain and the nature of your emotional stress.

Personal Insight Can Promote Wellness

Chiropractic care that focuses on mind and body can promote better insight and awareness into your personal life. By knowing how your inner life can cause physical pain and vice versa, you can make lifestyle changes that improve your overall well being. Regular chiropractic adjustments can also allow you to keep track of improvements to your mental and physical wellness.

Some patients find that chiropractic care is part of a larger regimen of self-care. This may include meditation, therapy, and other services that go beyond their regular chiropractic adjustments. This sort of treatment is an important step forward when striving to improve health and develop a better sense of self.

Contact Horst Chiropractic

For more information about chiropractic care and how it can benefit you and improve your total wellness, be sure to contact our chiropractic practice today. We look forward to meeting you and discussing your wellness options.