Stress, Anxiety, Pain, Polyvagal Theory, and SMR Therapy
It is generally understood that emotional stress can lead to stomachaches, irritable bowel syndrome, and headaches. Still, people might not know that it can also cause other physical symptoms, such as chronic pain. Polyvagal theory helps describe the link between trauma, stress, behavioral adaptations, anxiety, muscle tension, cortisol resistance, inflammation, and chronic pain. For years while treating chronic pain with Neurokinetic Therapy, I recognized patterns of clients