
 Anxiety is a condition that affects tens of millions of adults in the U.S. year after year. As life becomes increasingly stressful, which is indeed happening right now, anxiety symptoms can become more intense and make it difficult to live your life as you want to. When facing such difficulties, it’s natural to look for some relief. Chiropractic may offer a helpful solution for your stress in these challenging times.
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Ways Chiropractic Can Help with Anxiety
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Chiropractic utilizes multiple types of treatment to help you achieve total health for your mind and body. Some of the ways that chiropractic can help with anxiety issues include:
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1. Balancing your body to help your mind.
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Your mind and body are linked in countless ways. Mental disturbances like anxiety can cause physical symptoms like fatigue, headaches, and body aches. It makes sense that physical problems could lead to mental and emotional disturbances as well. Being in poor health, lacking mobility, and pain can all lead to cognitive issues like anxiety and depression.
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Chiropractic focuses on the body and attempts to create optimal health through adjustments, massage, a healthy diet, and exercise. By steadily improving the health of the body, chiropractic can naturally alleviate some mental stress.
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2. Release helpful hormones through spinal adjustments.
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Several hormones with positive effects are released through spinal adjustments. Oxytocin helps improve feelings of bonding with others. Neurotensin helps alleviate pain caused by stress. Cortisol aids in relieving inflammation and pain. All of these are released following a chiropractic adjustment. So, not only do you get your spine aligned and the benefits that alignment brings, but you also get an increase in many of the hormones you need to feel better mentally.
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3. Helping with your blood pressure.
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Another positive effect of the most common chiropractic treatments, including adjustments and massage therapy, is lowering your blood pressure. Studies have found that patients experience a drop in blood pressure when they participate in chiropractic care. Symptoms of stress and anxiety include an increase in blood pressure. By getting chiropractic treatment, you can help to reduce your blood pressure and lower your anxiety level.
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4. Encouraging a healthy lifestyle.
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Although you can stick to chiropractic adjustments when you visit your chiropractor, she can offer holistic health services if you are interested. They can advise you on improvements you can make to your diet and other lifestyle measures that will help improve your long-term health outlook. Anxiety naturally decreases when you feel better about your life, and this will happen if you eat more whole foods, experience a better quality of sleep, and overall live a healthier lifestyle.
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5. Relief from tension.
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You might be surprised at just how much tension you carry in your body from day to day. But it will become abundantly clear that you are tense when you lie down on the chiropractor’s table and get an adjustment. You will undoubtedly notice that your muscles and joints are much stiffer than you realized. All of that tension can exacerbate anxiety symptoms.
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A single visit to your chiropractor will significantly relieve tension and lower your anxiety levels. Regular visits will also help alleviate tension.
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Get Help with Stress from Your Chiropractor
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You are not alone if you are feeling stressed and anxious right now. We want you to know that we are here to help. Don't hesitate to contact us to schedule an appointment and get the relief you deserve.
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