07/04/2025
Stress and poor mental health are among the most significant public health challenges we face today and has mental health has overtaken back pain for the main reason anyone will have to be off work. Unfortunately, despite this, their impact is still not being taken seriously enough. We continue to treat mental health and physical health as separate issues, but the truth is, they are interconnected – two sides of the same coin. Good health cannot exist without mental well-being, and stress can contribute to a wide range of health problems. These include physical issues such as pain, heart disease, insomnia, digestive problems, and immune system difficulties, as well as more severe mental health conditions like anxiety and depression. As Chiropractors, we see how stress affects your musculoskeletal system every day. Many you have also heard of a book called ‘The body keeps the score” which documents how pain and our mental health are inseparable and how ‘trauma’ can cause your nervous system to react.
