Chiropractic and High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a condition that occurs when the force of blood against the walls of the arteries is too high. It can lead to serious health complications including heart disease and stroke. While it’s commonly known that chiropractors help people with back pain and other musculoskeletal issues, many do not realize chiropractic care can have a positive effect on high blood pressure.
What is Chiropractic?
- Chiropractic is based on the understanding that the body is self-healing and self-regulating, directed by the nervous system.
- The nervous system is the body’s communication system, carrying messages between the brain and every muscle, organ, and tissue.
- The spine protects these nerves, and when spinal bones lose proper alignment or motion, they can interfere with nerve communication.
- This interference is called a vertebral subluxation, and it can disrupt how the body functions, adapts, and heals—often before pain is felt.
- Chiropractors locate, analyze, and adjust vertebral subluxations to reduce nerve interference and restore clearer brain-body communication.
- When communication improves, function improves, allowing the body to express health and life more fully.
How can chiropractic help people with High Blood Pressure?
- By locating and adjusting vertebral subluxations, chiropractors help reduce or remove interference within the nervous system.
- When interference to the nervous system is reduced, communication between the brain and the body can function more clearly and efficiently.
- When brain-body communication improves, the body is better able to function, adapt, and heal.
What are some of the other benefits of chiropractic care?
- Greater capacity to handle life’s demands
- Improved adaptability and resilience
- Optimized whole body function
- Greater vitality and energy
- Unlocking your life potential
What does the research say?
- A 2017 study published in the Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research found that patients who received chiropractic adjustments had a significant reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
- Another study published in the Journal of Human Hypertension found that chiropractic care resulted in a greater reduction in blood pressure compared to a control group.
- Yet another study published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics found that chiropractic care resulted in significant reductions in blood pressure lasting up to eight weeks.
In conclusion, chiropractic is a safe, effective, non-invasive, and drug-free approach to improving your quality of life. If you’re ready to explore what’s possible when nerve interference is removed, the next step is a chiropractic evaluation. We listen, and we assess your spine and nervous system to determine how chiropractic care can help you express life more fully. Schedule an appointment today!
