Contents:
- Medical Video: Improve your immune system with regular chiropractic adjustments
- What is chiropractic care?
- How does chiropractic care affect the immune system?
Medical Video: Improve your immune system with regular chiropractic adjustments
Chiropractic care is known to relieve back pain and other types of pain. But do you know chiropractic can also improve your immune system? There is a lot of research and study about this. The results show a relationship between chiropractic care and greater immune function. Further investigation is still needed but the future looks promising. Let's look more deeply at how chiropractic care can affect your immune system.
What is chiropractic care?
Chiropractic care is mainly used to relieve pain in muscles, joints, bones and connective tissue. Chiropractors will use their hands to improve body harmony through adjusting the spine. With various techniques, chiropractic care can treat various types of musculoskeletal disorders. The aim is to correct the problem of alignment, reduce pain, and support the body's natural ability to heal itself without drugs or surgery.
Chiropractic care is usually used in conjunction with other therapies to treat chronic conditions. Chiropractic care not only involves spinal manipulation but can also include sports postural education, ergonomic training (how to walk, sit and stand for back tension), nutritional consultation, and even ultrasound and laser therapy.
How does chiropractic care affect the immune system?
To answer this, it is necessary for us to understand how the body works.
Chiropractic adjustments help regulate your autonomic nervous system which is basically the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Chiropractic communicates with the endocrine and immune system to regulate chemical reactions to make you healthy. The inconsistency of the spine can cause blockages in the nerve channels that affect the organs in your body. Because your nervous system is connected to lymphoid organs (spleen, lymph nodes and bone marrow), it affects your immune response. Spinal misalignments not only cause pain but can block the production and function of your immune system.
A study by Ronald Pero, Ph.D., head of cancer prevention research at the New York Preventive Medicine Institute and professor in Environmental Health at New York University, proves that there are links between various types of spinal cord injuries and cancer. This type of injury causes a very high level of lymphoma and lymphocytic leukemia. Through his research, he found that patients who had long-term chiropractic care proved to have 200% greater immune function than people who did not take therapy. While patients with cancer or serious diseases have 400% greater immune function.
It is not concluded that chiropractic care will treat immune disorders. It has been said that it can improve your immune system, but further evidence is still needed. Chiropractic care is not necessary for any cancer treatment or medical treatment provided by your doctor. You should consult with your doctor to find out if chiropractic care can help and support your care.
Chiropractic care may show improvement in the immune system, but it must be used for spinal discord and relieving pain. So if you have a problem with your spine, chiropractic care is a good idea for treatment, and increasing your immune system will be an added bonus.
