The effects of chiropractic care on the nervous system, muscular system, and skeletal system are well known. In reality, it is a form of neuromusculoskeletal treatment.
In addition to treating muscles, bones, and tendons, chiropractic care treats the nervous system as well. An expert chiropractor's care has a strong regulating response over the nervous system.
The result is a reduction in tension, inflammation, and pain. Discover what chiropractic care can do for your nervous system.
Central Nervous System
Most of your body's functions are controlled by your Central Nervous System (CNS). CNS consists of the brain and spinal cord. Chiropractic care is often associated with the spine, especially the central nervous system. Chiropractors treat the CNS in addition to other parts of the body.
The CNS functions as a computer in your body. Information from the outside of your body is processed by your body's insides. It mostly involves your senses (sight, smell, taste, sound, and touch).
Sensory information is interpreted by the CNS, and then the body responds. A voluntary movement like talking or walking is controlled by the CNS. As well as voluntary movements, such as breathing and blinking, it also controls involuntary movements. It is also the heart of personality. The CNS allows thoughts, feelings, and perceptions to be expressed and created.
Your Central Nervous System works properly when cognition (thinking), all senses are receiving information effectively and the body is free from pain and coordination.
Peripheral Nervous System
Signals are transmitted from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system by your peripheral nervous system. There are nerves throughout the body, except for those in the brain and spinal cord, which make up the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS). The body's nerve bundles are included in this category.
For the CNS to receive information, the PNS is essential.
Signals in the form of current and electrical impulses are transmitted from the CNS to the PNS.
When the PNS is functioning well, the body functions optimally. Digestion and blood circulation are efficient, and there are no signs of weakness, numbness, or pain.
The Enteric Nervous System
Within the peripheral nervous system, the enteric nervous system controls signals to the digestive tract. Throughout the digestive tract, it is composed of many nerves.
Your nervous system communicates with your digestive tract through the ENS. As a result of stress or strain, the ENS can stop digestion (common in "fight or flight" situations). Constant stress can cause the digestive system to malfunction. Digestion dysfunction can be caused by stress and inflammation.
A Chiropractic Approach to Nervous System Health
Chiropractic care can have a positive effect on the nervous systems. The hands-on manipulations of the neuromusculoskeletal systems can help to regulate and restore function. It doesn’t matter if tract, soft tissue manipulation, or spinal decompression are being used.
Because chiropractic care places a lot of emphasis on the spine, chiropractic care is very responsive to the nervous system. The spinal cord contains a large part of the central nervous system. It is the focal point of chiropractic care and it has many functions in restoring and revitalizing the nervous system.
Chiropractic Care & Pain Relief
If you have neck pain, back pain, sciatic pain, or other pain, it’s important to get it checked out sooner than later. Some pain can be caused by an imbalance in the nervous system.
Neuromusculoskeletal pain is often caused by misalignment of the spine or skeletal structure. Misalignments of the body can cause subluxations (misalignments), which can cause pain or discomfort in the neuromusculoskeletal system.
By compressing the surrounding tissues and nerves, misalignment can cause pain. When the skeletal framework is misaligned, the muscular system is forced to compensate.
You will be able to align your spine with the help of your chiropractor. As a result, nerves, tissues, and muscles are relieved of pressure.