Help avoid chronic stress
When your body is in fight-or-flight response, not only does your breathing increase, but your respiration increases as well. Breathing is taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide, while respiration is the process of breaking down that oxygen so that the cells can use it. In addition, fight-or-flight increases your body’s heart rate, dilates your pupils, and rushes blood to your muscles.
In an emergency, fight-or-flight is a necessity. However, under chronic stress, the body gets stuck in fight-or-flight mode, causing the body to swing dangerously out of balance which could endanger long-term health. Physical stress, such as standing for long periods; chemical stress, such as increased sugar levels or emotional stress, such as anger or depression, can all initiate the fight-or-flight response.
Chiropractic checkups help stress-related symptoms
Stress can cause a spinal subluxation, which is when a vertebra becomes misaligned and interferes with the spinal nerves. Nerves control the body’s function and immunity,, so a subluxation or misalignment in the spine could cause illness or disease.
Chiropractic checkups can help identify stress-related symptoms, such as headaches or neck and back pain, by removing subluxations or misalignments, which can reduce contributing stressors on the body and increase your overall health.