Stress affects the psyche as well as the physical condition of the body. It can come to light and serious diseases. Particularly well studied is the effect of emotional stress on the onset of colds and herpes and gastrointestinal problems such Indigestion.
In our practice we try to achieve a stress-reducing effect with the appropriate therapy methods from osteopathy, massage, psychotherapy, clinical hypnosis, Thai yoga massages and nutritional counseling. We aim for a sustainable effect in the changed lifestyle together with the patient. Only in this way can we eliminate pathogenic factors from our lives over the long term, or at least treat them in a healthy way.
Several studies have proven the pathogenic effects of so-called stress hormones. Stress causes an increased concentration of epinephrine, norepinephrine or cortisol in the blood. This causes long-term damage to the blood vessels. By a protective reaction of the body to stress, it can lead to an unnatural muscular tension Dyxponesis, which is characterized by a chronification z. B. can also lead to back pain and general tension pain. Stress can lead to teeth-grinding bruxism, which may damage the teeth. In most cases, these stress situations are responsible for an unfulfilled desire to have a baby.
Stress is considered a possible (co-) cause of obesity. Selfish Brain Theroria even places stress at the heart of overweight; According to this theory, chronic stress and the consequent permanent increase in cortisol levels in humans, depending on the type, typically leads to one of the following two symptom groups: if the stress system stays highly reactive and the brain continues to get the energy it needs, allostatic stress will arise Duration of damage to health as well as the mobilization of Kethone, a fat accumulation in the visceral - abdominal adipose tissue; If, on the other hand, the stress system is dampened and thus becomes low-reactive, the brain gets the energy it needs from additional food as far as possible, which results in an over-supply of food in the body and, as a result, long-term obesity.
Stress increases the risk of retinal visual disturbance. Stress can lead to an increased level of prolactin and a concomitant increased risk of breast inflammation / mastitis.
Several studies suggest that psychosocial stress may be a risk factor for heart disease. A special kind of stress, the "stage fright", can - depending on its strength - have a positive or negative effect.
In mice that have to face social mental and physical challenges, tumors grow significantly slower or even shrink. This effect has been proven by scientists for colorectal carcinoma and malignant melanoma in animal experiments. Thus, the tumors in mice, living together in groups of 20 conspecifics and having toys, wheels and hiding places, were significantly smaller than the tumors of animals that contained only five and received less stimulation. In almost every fifth mouse of the first group, the tumor had even receded after six weeks. However, physical activity alone was unable to inhibit cancer growth: the activities had to be proven to cause mild stress. This throttled the release of leptin from the fatty tissue. The hormone, which actually acts as a kind of appetite suppressant in the body, apparently also promotes cancer growth. Thus, the tumors of mice increased when the researchers administered leptin to them. In contrast, animals whose leptin production was artificially blocked had significantly smaller tumors than their counterparts. Perhaps it is also recommended for people with cancer - the authors - not to avoid any stress.
