We often turn to a chiropractor for help when we feel pain or soreness in the back, neck, or limbs. Many have also learned that a chiropractic adjustments can help you heal when disease has overtakes a vital organ or other area of your body. But few know that chiropractic care offers a real benefit to the health of your brain.
Because chiropractic adjustments release stress on the spinal cord and related nerves and structures, adjustments also relieves stress on the brain. This is an obvious benefit for anyone, but especially for those suffering from neurological conditions such as bipolar disorder, ADD, hyperactivity, dyslexia, inability to concentrate, seizures, depression, OCD, behavior problems, and learning disorders.
These chronic illnesses are more common in children today than ever before.1 Typically these children (and some adults) are prescribed drugs to modify their symptoms. Psychiatric drugs are dangerous, cause a long list of side effects, and are often ineffective at treating the condition. Thankfully, there is another option exists, and a very good one at that.
For decades clinical case studies have reported on the effectiveness of chiropractic care for many kinds of neurological conditions. Researchers have observed significant improvements in behavior and brain function after spinal adjustments, and in many cases the psychiatric drugs could be discontinued. 2
How is this possible? Studies indicate that chiropractic adjustments improve brain function by increasing blood flow to the brain, which nerve reflexes in the spinal cord become more balanced. This has the effect of balancing neural signals so that a feeling of well-being improves and anxiety lessens.
Chiropractors have been helping people with brain impairments for centuries; if you or someone you love is affected by a neurological imbalance, remember that drugs are not the only way to address the problem. Call Livewell Family Chiropractic Center today – Dr. French can help you develop a personalized care plan.
“Chiropractors correct abnormalities of the intellect as well as those of the body.” –D.D. Palmer, Discoverer of Chiropractic
1 E medicine consumer health. July 13, 2008 www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/41743-1.asp
2Walton EV. Chiropractic Effectiveness with emotional, learning and behavioral impairments. Int’l Review of Chiropractic. 1975; 29:2-5;21-22.
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Mon, September 12, 2011
by Livewell Family Chiropractic Center