Reasons to Use Chiropractic For Depression

Most people see chiropractic care as a way to treat physical conditions, A growing number of studies report improvement in depression symptoms after chiropractic care. That is to say, their depression symptoms have decreased.  Here are a few reasons why:

  1. Chiropractic decreases pain: Some people live with chronic pain.  They live with pain that never goes away. This type of pain makes depression symptoms worse.  Chiropractic is proven to lower the level of chronic pain a great dal.  In other words, people under chiropractic care have less chronic pain.  People report less depression symptoms when their pain goes down.
  2. Chiropractic care Improves the nervous system and how it works, in other words the communication in the body gets better. : This system is responsible for almost every function in the body.  This includes your mood.  Your mood is is set by the different chemicals in your brain.  There are certain chemicals when you are happy, and others when you are sad.    The purpose of a chiropractic adjustment is to open up nerves.  By improving the function of the nervous system,  people experience an improvement in their depression.  This is because when the nervous system is at it’s peak potential it can allow your brain and body to regulate itself at a much higher level.
  3. Increases endorphin levels: Endorphins are natural pain relievers and mood-boosters. This is to say, adjustments increase the levels of these natural chemical and people experience a reduction in their depression symptoms.

Summary

Several studies show the direct effect between chiropractic care and decreased depression,  That is to say that chiropractic care has an affect on depression. The great thing about this type of care is that prescription drugs are not needed.

Lots of studies have shown a connection between depression medication and suicidal thoughts and tendencies.  These drugs can also become addictive and many times the dosage needs to be constantly increased.  In other words, there are a lot of potential problems with using drugs.

If you or someone you love is dealing with symptoms of depression, get a consultation with a chiropractor that specializes in working with depression and anxiety cases like this office. We use computerized scans to help determine if chiropractic is going to be a benefit or not.

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