Chiropractic Care & Your Immune System
Chiropractic adjustments have been shown to reduce the stress on the nervous system, thereby boosting the coordinated responses of the nervous and immune systems.
During the flu epidemic of 1917-1918, both chiropractors and osteopaths noticed that their patients had a lower fatality rate, 0.25% than the medical profession at 5-6%. The conclusion of a paper written in 1919 was that subluxations suppressed the immune system, and that removing them assisted the immune function. Now newer research shows that white blood cells increase with chiropractic adjustments. A smaller study showed that the immune response of HIV-positive patients increased as measured by their CD4 count with chiropractic adjustments. So next time you want to cancel your appointment because you’re too sick, remember a chiropractic adjustment is just what the doctor ordered.
Chiropractic care works on boosting the immune system by increasing white blood cell count. To see if chiropractic care may be able to help, call 260-356-6666 today for a complimentary consultation.
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