How Chiropractic Care Can Help With Stress: Chiropractic Plus Newcastle, NSW
June 3, 2018 12:22 pm
Physical stress may be caused by things like repetitive strains, bad posture, or physical activity. Chemical stress refers to imbalances in diet, toxins, or medication.
Both physical and emotional stress can cause subluxations in the spine. A subluxation is when the spinal vertebrae become misaligned, causing compression on the nerve system and affecting the overall health.
The most common effects of stress include headaches, backaches and fatigue. If left untreated, stress can also lead to more worrisome and threatening symptoms, such as high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, other cardiovascular problems, digestive problems such as ulcers and colitis and sleeping difficulties. The most severe cases of stress often lead to personality and behavioural changes.
Regardless of its source, the effects of stress will become evident in your nervous system. The nervous system is the controller and coordinator of all the human body’s processes. Every single system in our body is dependent on our nervous system.
How can Chiropractic Care Help me with Stress?
It is in the spine that the consequences of physical, emotional and chemical stresses will most often become apparent. Spinal stress causes tension and if left unnoticed, the nerve damage can build up over time, resulting in pain in various parts of our body.
To relieve physical stress, a chiropractor may perform one or a series of manipulations to our spine and surrounding joints. These gentle adjustments assist in restoring fatigue or physical stress by releasing the pinched nerves and relieving muscular tension, thus improving blood circulation and allowing the body to relax.
You may be wondering, how can a chiropractor possibly relieve emotional stress? When your spine is misaligned, the central nervous system cannot function effectively. This means that the messages sent to and from your brain via the nerves are blocked or miscommunicated, making cognitive functions more difficult and stressful. When your spine is aligned and your nervous system is fully functional, messages are received with precision; your mind can think plainly and your mental and emotional stress is reduced.
Chiropractic care allows the body and the mind to do what it does best naturally: heal and rejuvenate itself.
Don’t let stress get the better of you, call and make an appointment today.
