LiveWell Chiropractic

Spring Break Down

Spring is in the air: the weather is growing warmer, flowers are beginning to bloom…and your allergies seem unbearable. With the kids out of school this week, extra time outdoors is likely in store. How can you survive the sniffling, sneezing, watery eyes, and sinus pressure without turning spring break into a break down? You might be surprised to learn that Dr. French’s chiropractic and acupressure methods can help relieve your symptoms.

One of Dr. French’s patients, Lee, was thrilled at the instant relief he gained from his sinus headache after a visit to Livewell Chiropractic. “I didn’t expect to feel so much better immediately after the treatment. I’ll be coming to see Dr. French often this season!”

Although chiropractic is not specifically an allergy treatment, chiropractic methods are successful in helping patients better manage their allergies, because chiropractic treatments enable patients' bodies and immune systems to function at their best – which is especially important for allergy sufferers.

Your immune system recognizes and destroys anything that is not supposed to be in your body - bacteria, viri, pollutants, dust, pollen, drugs, tumors, etc. A healthy immune system provides high resistance to disease and infection. However, your immune system can be adversely affected by emotional and physical stress, and become vulnerable to immune disorders. The most common immune system disorder is the allergic reaction, which occurs when the immune system overreacts to an allergen (such as dust, pollen, dander, or certain foods) and produces too many neutralizing chemicals (histamines) to counteract it.

Because allergies are a reaction in your body, and not a disease that is contracted, there is no “cure.” Medical doctors can only treat the symptoms with medicines that may have negative side-effects. The chiropractic approach provides a drug-free alternative to allergy treatment.

By releasing spinal distortion that puts stress on your nervous system, chiropractic care permits your body to work more effectively to neutralize the allergy-causing chemicals in your environment. Dr. Kurt Donsback has said: "A healthy body is capable of neutralizing these toxic substances and a body which has malfunctioning defense mechanisms cannot. The emphasis on allergies must be on building a healthy body, not on trying to use evasive tactics by eliminating all the allergens."

You don’t have to suffer from allergies this season. Ask Dr. French to show you how chiropractic adjustments and acupressure can help you enjoy the spring!