As a veteran chiropractor, I’ve seen my share of back
pain. It may come as a surprise that
most people afflicted with back pain don’t have any idea what caused their back
to “go out.” Many of the insurance companies have sought to uncover the cause
of back pain through numerous studies.
Unfortunately, the only result to come out of these studies is that the
cause of back pain is largely unknown.
In fact, the only consistent predictor of back pain is what is referred
to as psychosocial stress – meaning back pain is often caused by factors such
as financial, job, and relationship stress.
A study titled “A Painful Grudge” was released from the
journal, The Back Letter. The study
reported, “Holding a grudge may somehow increase vulnerability to a heart attack,
heart disease, hypertension, as well as peptic ulcer disease.” Researchers found “bearing a grudge had an
association with chronic back and neck problems, arthritis, and frequent
headaches.” This is one of many studies
that show all forms of stress, physical, chemical, and emotional will impact
the nervous system and affect physiology.
In this case, the lesson is to drop your grudge and practice
forgiveness. This type of forgiveness
does not mean you need to agree with or condone the wrong that was done to you,
but that you agree to forgive yourself and the other person so that you can
move on for health’s sake. Even the Mayo
clinic is teaching people with chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia to
practice forgiveness. For more
information on this, please contact our office.
