How Chiropractic Benefits Your Spirit, Mind, and Body

At its core, chiropractic is about achieving and maintain natural balance of the spirit, mind, and body, allowing all systems to work in harmony. When it is unencumbered the body heals itself. However, it can only attain proper function when it is at its proper structure.

When the structure becomes impaired through dis-ease, stress, or injury, function becomes impaired. The degree of impairment often depends on a variety of factors including the nature of the root cause, the length of time it is left unchecked, and the patient’s support system.

Chiropractic is an exceptional part of a patient’s wellness team, addressing existing conditions as well as preventing many health issues. While most people relate the physical aspect of chiropractic to the practice, it is really a whole body approach to life. Chiropractic address body, mind, and spirit.

Body

Chiropractic for physical health helps manage pain, heal injuries, and organic (internal organ) issues. Patients who receive regular chiropractic care enjoy a greater range of motion and improved mobility as well as decreased or even the elimination of pain in the body. Spinal subluxations can cause nerve interference affecting other parts of the body leading to a variety of symptoms from pain to impeded organ function.

When a part of the body is injured, such as the ankle, the body attempts to compensate. It may cause the pelvis to tilt or the spine to curve. Patients may experience pain in the hips, knees, and lower back.  When other nerves are affected, they cause organ issues which produce referred pain to the spine muscles.

Chiropractic addresses these issues, seeking out the root of the problem and then working to bring the body back into perfect balance. It is a viable and effective treatment for back pain, joint pain, sprains, carpal tunnel syndrome, headaches, and tendonitis. However, it can also be used to treat digestive disorders, asthma, and allergies.

Mind

Imbalances of the mind, such as depression and anxiety are not only destructive and debilitating on their own, they can also exacerbate pain and immobility in the body. These conditions often occur when there is an imbalance of some kind, usually within the brain or neck.

When the body itself is out of alignment, it can inhibit the transmission of messages between the brain and vital nerves that communicate throughout the body. Misalignment that blocks the central nervous system can cause imbalances in the brain, leading to conditions like depression.

Spinal misalignment (subluxations) and pain put a great deal of stress on the body which can affect the mental state. Physical stress that comes from injury or illness can bring about anxiety and panic disorders. When left unchecked, it can lead to mental health issues that can affect family, work, and social activities.

Chiropractic for mental health addresses several mental health issues by aligning the physical body and promoting whole body wellness through lifestyle changes, diet, exercise, and other therapies like massage. When the whole body is in alignment, mind, body and spirit are healthier.

Spirit

You don’t hear a lot about chiropractic for spiritual healing, but many practitioners are discovering the spiritual benefits of Chiropractic. Doctors have long known that a person’s thoughts contribute to their physical health. A person’s spirituality, their connection to whatever that means to them, plays a very significant part in their overall wellness both mentally and physically.

Chiropractic for spiritual healing may incorporate meditation, yoga, massage, and breathing exercises into treatment. When the physical body is out of balance, the spirit can become imbalanced as well. Bring the body into alignment, and the spirit will follow.  The opposite is also true.  When you bring the spirit into alignment with its purpose, the mind and body will follow.

The nerve system is what controls the entire body; when there is interference, the energy cannot flow as it should, causing discomfort and disease mentally, physically, and spiritually. When the flow of energy is without interference, the body can begin to heal itself.