Stress comes in many forms and affects each of us differently. It can be created by everyday life, and it can also affect everyday life. Many people feel the effects of stress physically, even if the root cause isn’t physical. Social, emotional and mental stress can cause symptoms of pain, inflammation and restricted movement—very similar to symptoms created by physical stress. Chiropractors can help you identify sources of stress, create a plan to help reduce those stressors, and treat their physical symptoms.

How Chiropractic Care Can Help With Stress

No matter where the stress is coming from, sticking to your Chiropractic Care Plan can help reduce pain, inflammation and difficulty moving.  Adjustments have been shown to improve your spinal health and also help your body’s nervous system function at its best.  

Here is how your body reacts to stress:

• Increased Cortisol (stress hormone)
• Increased Catecholamines (adrenaline) - so you always feel on-edge or anxious or nervous
• Increased Blood Pressure
• Decreased Metabolism
• Insulin Resistance
• Decreased Short-term Memory
• Increased pain sensitivity levels

Do any of these sound familiar?  

Chiropractic Adjustments have been shown to rebalance your levels of cortisol and catecholamines, decrease your blood pressure, improve your metabolism and improve your short term memory.  When your body is trying to adapt to stress, these symptoms can arise and most of the time, we find Subluxations throughout the spine, which are placing a lot of stress and irritation on the nervous system.  The nervous system controls how your body reacts to stress, so if there's additional irritation on the thing which is trying to decrease your stress, then you're going to become more stressed!

Click HERE to learn more about what Chiropractic Care is and how it can help you.

Exercise and Nutrition

Exercise has been shown to reduce physical, mental and emotional stress, and regular exercise, even just a walk around the block or your office, will help reduce stress in daily life. Exercise has an obvious physical benefit for your heart, lungs, muscles and bones. It can also help to decrease anxiety and depression, both of which can produce real physical symptoms. Many people have experienced the mood-boosting effect of exercise: Bringing more blood flow to the brain improves the body’s reaction to stress, as well as increases circulation to all of the tissues of the body.

As part of a healthy lifestyle, a diet that is well-balanced nutritionally can help reduce physical stresses such as obesity and high blood pressure. And studies show a correlation between proper nutrition and brain health. Chiropractors can help you with recommendations for nutritional modifications that can keep your stress at a minimum.

Sleep

Proper sleep is important for stress management. Most adults need an average of seven to nine hours of sleep each night. What is equally as important is how and when you fall asleep, as well as your waking time.  Do you find yourself waking in the middle of the night?  It's probably due to Stress Overload.  This is a sign that you need to visit Renegade Health Center to discuss how Chiropractic Care can help reduce your stress levels.

Call: 330.433.7172 or submit this quick form HERE to see how Chiropractic Care can reduce stress levels.

People respond to stress differently, and there may be a variety of stress relief therapies and techniques that work for you. Please let us know if you need help finding the source of your stress or if you would like recommendations for the treatments that may work best for you.