5 Benefits of Chiropractic!
5 Benefits of Chiropractic:
Do you know what the word Chiropractic Means? It’s a Greek derived word which means “Everything with the Hands”. We, as Chiropractors, use our hands to gently put joints in their proper position throughout the entire body. Our hands help facilitate the natural healing our body has from within!
Chiropractic Helps with Pain Relief
This is the most common benefit of Chiropractic. By performing an Adjustment, a specific move to rid mis-alignment in a joint, the joint is much happier, in turn releasing nerve tension, increasing blood flow, decreasing pain, and improving structure and function. Most patients present to a Chiropractor for pain relief and we are happy to be contributing to decreasing the Opioid crisis in America!
Chiropractic Supports our Immune System
Immune support? How is this possible. Many studies have been done and published on WebMD showing that 1 gentle adjustment to the upper cervical (neck) spine will increase our Interleukins by 200%. This a a direct correlation with Immune support and boosting our immune system. This is why many patients will allergies, asthma, and auto-immune disorders seek Chiropractic care, as they see phenomenal results. Again, Chiropractic isn’t “curing” anything, it is simply opening the natural channels in our nervous system to facilitate the healing our body knows already!
Chiropractic helps Digestion
Just like with other adjustments made to our spine helping our immune system, the same goes in helping all other systems in our body! Our digestive and gut health is so complex in a beautiful way. When an adjustment is performed in the Lumbar and/or Thoracic spine, we have seen reduction in reflux, IBS symptoms, and constipation. Nausea and indigestion has also been helped with Chiropractic. Many pregnant women swear by the benefits they have gotten in the early part of pregnancy.
Chiropractic Helps with Stress Relief
When you get adjusted you are stimulating the Nervous System in a very positive way! You have 2 parts to your Autonomic Nervous system: The Parasympathetic (rest and digest) and your Sympathetic (fight or flight). Most of us live in a very stressful state and have our Sympathetic Nervous System in overdrive. Chiropractic helps to put your Nervous System in a Parasympathetic state, so you may relax, rest, and digest! The results are astounding and science says it all! We have to manage our stress so it doesn't lead to longterm or future “dis-ease.” Make sure you’re getting adjusted regularly to regulate your Nervous System properly.
Chiropractic Makes you Happy
It’s already proven that exercise and movement release endorphins, which are our happy hormones. These happy hormones are also released when you get adjusted. In my 17+ years in practice, helping thousands of adults and children, the joy and state of calm I see in both is so rewarding. I see this instantly in a child as they let their body do the work. Their conscious brain hasn’t moved to the point of control as we have as adults. The results we get with both children and adults is astounding, but make sure you don’t “overthink” the process! Let us facilitate the healing, so your body can do the complex part! Get adjusted = Be happy!
Yours in Health,
~Dr. Erica Manger Hamburger
