Is Chiropractic Care Helpful for Relieving Stress?
Did you know that Americans are some of the most stressed out people in the world?
According to a recent Gallup poll, about 55% of people living in the United States feel stressed “a lot” during the workday, compared to 35% globally.
Until we can fix the material conditions in society that create this epidemic, we’ll need to address our own stress on an individual level.
Chiropractic care for stress offers a natural solution without addictive drugs.
How Does Chiropractic Care for Stress Work?
Stress begins outside the body with your environment — stress can be good or bad.
Exercise, for example, is a good form of stress, while the threat of missing a car payment, losing your job, or fighting with family is negative.
Your body’s stress response begins in your central nervous system (CNS) where your fight or flight reaction takes hold and releases specific hormones. Exercise triggers your body to release feel-good hormones like dopamine, while being stuck in traffic and late to work tells your CNS to release cortisol.
While you can’t “see” stress at first, it becomes a physical problem over time in the form of tense muscles, raised shoulders, fatigue, headaches, ulcers, and even heart attacks or strokes.
Your brain and spinal column are intricately connected, and this is where your CNS “lives.” The goal of chiropractic care is to create a healthy environment for your spine and central nervous system to thrive.
Most people seek chiropractic care for its physical benefits like recovering from an injury or reducing back pain, but chiropractic care can also improve your stress response.
Why Choose Chiropractic Care for Stress in Plano?
ChiroConcepts of Plano West has years of experience helping patients through chiropractic care.
Your doctor will develop a personalized chiropractic plan to relieve tension from stress and improve your spine’s alignment. He’ll also suggest home stretches, exercise, and other techniques to help you reduce stress in your life and improve your overall stress response.
You can’t remove stress from your life entirely, but you can change how you respond to it! Schedule an appointment at Chiro Concepts in Plano today by calling 972-781-1878.
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