High levels of stress directly negatively affects your nervous system and musculoskeletal system. It can lead to WEIGHT GAIN and INCREASED MUSCLE TENSION among other more serious health conditions like elevated blood pressure and heart disease.

Is your neck or low back tight? Do you have headaches? Often when our "stress bucket” starts to overflow it is expressed through the most familiar pain pathway. In a nutshell, stress can increase and amplify muscle tension and pain.

Research shows DOGS canREDUCE STRESS. Does this mean you should get a dog? Well, not necessarily, but consider choosing health care providers that have dogs at their practice - including your physical therapy clinic.