Is there a connection here?
Just got back from seeing a new chiropractor due to some extremely nasty pain paralyzing my neck. After taking an x-ray the doctor showed me where, on one of my neck vertebrae, I have grown a bone spur due to unusual wear and tear. The spur can press into the nerves and cause these painful immobilizing flare ups on occasion. Icky. He also explained something about not enough flow to and from my brain stem which I didn't completely understand. I couldn't help but wonder if it has anything to do with my inability to concentrate on anything for more than 2 seconds.
After the adjustment he sent me home with instructions on how to heat and ice my neck (instead of going out tonight I'll be sitting home with ice packs on my neck). I also noticed that immediately following the adjustment one of the issues that was stressing me out so badly no longer had the same effect. It's not as painful or scary any more when I think about it. It's just kind of there. After the adjustment I don't have any strong emotional connection to it and therefore WAY less stress. I wonder, have there been any studies about the connection between spinal nerve compression and stress/depression?
I neglected to tell this doctor that the night before my neck spontaneously did this I was actually jumping up onto and hanging upside from a dancing pole...several times...over and over. The subject just didn't come up. I would prefer to be seeing my old chiropractor from last year. He's already fully aware of my go-go dancing and pole dancing life style, he seems to find it mildly amusing, and I don't feel like I have to hide anything or explain myself there. And my massage therapist there used to be a stripper, so she's totally understanding and loves to hear my go-go and pole dancing stories. Once I have an insurance plan that permits it, I can return to that chiropractor.
After the adjustment he sent me home with instructions on how to heat and ice my neck (instead of going out tonight I'll be sitting home with ice packs on my neck). I also noticed that immediately following the adjustment one of the issues that was stressing me out so badly no longer had the same effect. It's not as painful or scary any more when I think about it. It's just kind of there. After the adjustment I don't have any strong emotional connection to it and therefore WAY less stress. I wonder, have there been any studies about the connection between spinal nerve compression and stress/depression?
I neglected to tell this doctor that the night before my neck spontaneously did this I was actually jumping up onto and hanging upside from a dancing pole...several times...over and over. The subject just didn't come up. I would prefer to be seeing my old chiropractor from last year. He's already fully aware of my go-go dancing and pole dancing life style, he seems to find it mildly amusing, and I don't feel like I have to hide anything or explain myself there. And my massage therapist there used to be a stripper, so she's totally understanding and loves to hear my go-go and pole dancing stories. Once I have an insurance plan that permits it, I can return to that chiropractor.
Nerve pain certanly does have an effect on stress and mood, no denying it.
Actually, the thought makes me think that perhaps having a chiropractic visit every once in a while might be helpful for other things than my back.
I've a friend whose partner is a chiropractor in Olympia -- I'll see if he knows anything.
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Once I have an insurance plan that permits it, I can return to that chiropractor.
Woo! My plan covers it! Now all we have to do is get married!
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Sorry, you'll have to come up with something better than that to get me down the isle. ;)
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Mine lets you choose your chiro. :D
Oh, it covers any acupunturist, too.
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-doh- I think you got me, there.