How Regular Exercise Can Combat Depression: A Comprehensive Guide
After the last couple of years, everyone is really wanting to work on their mental health and we are happy to report that exercise can help!
Research from September 2021 shows that exercise COMBINED with standard treatments has greater effect than only standard treatment alone
We have been helping our community for over 10+ years with their muscle and spinal problems. Please call Health Wise Chiropractic at 03 9467 7889 or book online to see if one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Melton/Strathtulloh could do the same for you!
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Chiropractic has moved online. We offer our online programs -STAND CORRECTED- To help you through the day.
They contain health advice for your conditions, nutritional advice, and exercises for you to do at home or at the workplace to help you achieve your health goals.
We understand that coming to the Chiropractic clinic may be costly and time-consuming.
This way if you can't make it into the chiropractic office, you can do any of our 20+ online health programs at your leisure.
Enjoy and we hope they spark a little bit of joy and help you achieve your health goals.
Each program contains
- Information about the conditions
- things to do and things to avoid
- nutrition advice
- all the stretches that are needed to help
The following conditions are now available for online sessions
migraine
cervicogenic headaches
cervical facet neck pain
tension headaches
cervical radiculopathy (pins and needles in the arm originating from the neck)
shoulder impingement relief
thoracic outlet syndrome
frozen shoulder
rotator cuff
chronic lumbar (Low Back) disc pain
acute Lumbar(low back) disc pain
Lumbar facet pain
sciatica and piriformis syndrome
meniscus (knee pain)
Plantar fasciitis (Foot Pain)
Shin Splints
Tennis Elbow/Golfers elbow
Carpal tunnel Syndrome
Upper Crossed Syndrome( Poor Posture)
Lower Crossed Syndrome ( Poor Posture)
Dizziness-Vertigo
Arthritis
Welcome To Chiropractic
TMJ (Jaw Pain)
Reference
Lee J, Gierc M, Vila-Rodriguez F, Puterman E, Faulkner G. J Affect Disord. 2021 Sep 17:S0165-0327(21)01002-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.043
Twenty-two studies were included in the meta-analysis. There was a moderate pooled effect in favour of exercise combined with standard treatment compared to standard treatment alone (SMD = -0.62, p < 0.00001, I2 = 70%), with greatest benefits accruing for more severe patients (SMD = -0.99, p < 0.00001; I2 = 0%). Sensitivity analyses remained significant for trials with lower risk of bias (SMD = -0.41, p = 0.0009; I2 = 52%) and patients with a major depressive disorder diagnosis (SMD = -0.70, p < 0.0001; I2 = 72%).
Limitations
There was considerable heterogeneity between trials. Uneven covariate distributions within subgroups limited our ability to explore the sources of heterogeneity.
Conclusions
Exercise combined with standard treatments leads to significantly greater antidepressant effects over standard treatment alone. Patients and clinicians should consider using exercise alongside standard treatments to enhance therapeutic efficacy for depression.