Chiropractic care can do more than relieve pain

Chiropractic Care helps to make sure your spine and nervous system are functioning optimally. Regular adjustments to your spine and nervous system improve function of both your digestive and immune systems. This will help you to fight infections more efficiently, and will often result in cold and flu symptoms being less severe and of shorter duration.

The benefits of chiropractic care in the treatment of colds and flu is one of the many medical puzzles. Unlike regular, drug-based medicine, chiropractic care does not directly destroy the virus or bacteria that are supposed to cause disease. Instead, it simply improves the way the body functions. When that happens, viruses and bacteria are automatically taken care of. Chiropractic care corrects spinal abnormalities called vertebral subluxations that result in interference of the nervous system by placing pressure on nerves. Since the nervous system controls all functions of the body, including the immune system, chiropractic care can have a positive effect on immune function.

“Contemporary research is beginning to shed light on the neurobiological mechanisms which may explain the outstanding clinical results chiropractors have experienced when managing patients with viral and infectious diseases,” stated Dr. Christopher Kent, World Chiropractic Alliance Vice President.

Since its inception, chiropractic has asserted that viruses and microbes don't threaten us all equally and that a healthy immune system easily repels most invaders. The immune system protects us from the flu, as well as any other infectious disease, and strives to get us well again when we do fall ill. Our immune system, like every other system in the body, is coordinated and controlled by the nervous system.

Regular chiropractic care has been shown to reduce the incidence of colds and flu by an average 15% this is shown to increase when combined with positive lifestyle practices such as rest, drinking ample quantities of water, diet, exercise, proper food choices, use of high potency multivitamins and minerals, and stress reduction approaches. These practices can positively influence the nervous system and the immune response.

The World Chiropractic Alliance (WCA), an international organization representing doctors of chiropractic. WCA promotes the traditional, drug-free and non-invasive form of chiropractic as a means of correcting vertebral subluxations that cause nerve interference. The WCA is a NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information.

The WCA recommends any person concerned about the upcoming flu season to add chiropractic to their list of things to do to remove interference to their nervous system, enhance their immune function and give their body every extra bit of security it needs.

For more information visit the World Chiropractic Alliance’s website at http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org.