Quick Powerful Chiropractic Facts
- Chiropractic adjustments not only reduce pain but it also positively changes hormone levels.
The immediate effects of cervical spine manipulation on pain and biochemical markers in females with acute nonspecific mechanical neck pain Lohman EB, Pacheco GR, Gharibvand L, Daher N, Devore K, Bains G, AlAmeri M, Berk LS Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy 2019
- Chiropractic adjustments can reduce body-wide inflammation.
Elevated production of nociceptive CC chemokines and sE-selectin in patients with low back pain and the effects of spinal manipulation Teodorczyk-Injeyan JA, McGregor M, Traino JJ, Injeyan SH The Clinical Journal of Pain 2018
- Chiropractic adjustments can immediately lower stress hormones like cortisol.
Neuroendocrine Response Following a Thoracic Spinal Manipulation in Healthy Men Kovanur-Sampath K, Botnmark E, Mani R, Cotter J, Katare R, Munasinghe PE, Tumilty S Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy 2017.
- Chiropractic adjustments increase antibody production by the immune system.
Interleukin 2-regulated in vitro antibody production following a single spinal manipulative treatment in normal subjects Teodorczyk-Injeyan JA, McGregor M, Harris GM, Ruegg R, Injeyan HS Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2010
- Chiropractic adjustments significantly improve immune system strength, even in those with HIV.
The effects of specific upper cervical adjustments on the CD4 counts of HIV positive patients Selano JL, Hightower BC, Pfleger B, Collins KF, Grostic JD Chiropractic Research Journal 1994.
- Chiropractic adjustments increase activity in areas of the brain involved in higher thinking processes and at the same time calm areas of the brain involved in chronic stress responses.
Cerebral Metabolic Changes in Men after Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for neck pain. Ogura T, Tashiro M, Masud M, Watanuki S, Shibuya K, Yamaguchi K, Itoh M, Fukuda H, Yanai K. Alternative Therapies. Nov/Dec 2011. Vol 17 No 6.
- Chiropractic adjustments alter brain activity and improve the brain’s efficiency in controlling body movement.
Cervical Spinal manipulation alters sensorimotor integration: A somatosensory evoked potential study. Haavik-Taylor H, Murphy B. Clinical Neurophysiology 118 (2007) 391-402.
- Chiropractic adjustments can increase parasympathetic activity – the rest and digest / relaxation response of the body.
Arlene Welch DCa, Ralph Boone PhD, Dcb. Sympathetic and parasympathetic responses to specific diversified adjustments to chiropractic vertebral subluxations of the cervical and thoracic spine. Journal of Chiropractic Medicine (2008) 7, 86–93
- Those that get long term chiropractic care have much higher levels of an enzymes that the body needs to repair its own DNA. Healthy DNA is like staying younger longer!
Surrogate indication of DNA Repair in serum after long term Chiropractic intervention – a retrospective study. Campbell C, Kent C, Banne A, Amiri A, Pero R. Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. Feb 18 2005 pg 1-5.
- Chiropractic adjustments can make significant improvements in learning, behavior and neurological functions of children. Kids in this study got in trouble much less, and did much better in school, and got off their medication.
The effects of chiropractic treatment on students with learning and behavioral impairments resulting from neurological dysfunction. Brzozowske W, Walton E. ACA Journal of Chiropractic, Dec 1977 Vol 14 Num 12.
- For problems with the back and neck, Chiropractic is far more affordable and more effective than traditional medical care.
Do Chirorpactic Physicians services for treatment of low back and neck pain improve the value of health benefit plans? Evidence based assessment of incremental impact on population health and total health care spending. Choudhry N, Milstein A. MERCER, October 12 2009.
- Chiropractic adjustments can significantly and sustainably normalize high blood pressure.
Atlas vertebra realignment and achievement of arterial pressure goal in hypertensive patients: a pilot study. G Bakris, M Dickholtz Sr, PM Meyer, G Kravitz, E Avery, M Miller, J Brown, C Woodfield and B Bell. Journal of Human Hypertension (2007), 1–6.
- Chiropractic adjustments improved impulse control, attentiveness, behavior and social and emotional wellbeing in kids with ADHD.
THE CHIROPRACTIC CARE OF CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER: A RETROSPECTIVE CASE SERIES. J Alcantara, J Davis. Explore 2010; 6:173-182.
- The experience of personal wellbeing increases with chiropractic care, and wellbeing continues to improve with further care. The longer the care the more the wellbeing, no ceiling.
A Retrospective Assessment of Network Care Using a Survey of Self-Rated Health, Wellness and Quality of Life. RH Blanks, TL Schuster, M Dobson, JOURNAL OF VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION RESEARCH, VOL. 1, NO. 4, 1997.