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Stress...
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Between 75 - 90% of all physical ailments are the
result of mental stress factors (emotional or spiritual).1 Stress
is a major factor in today's society. Although it can be good, it also can
be very destructive especially if our body can't manage it properly.
Stress expert Hans Selye, M.D. says:
"No one can live without experiencing some degree of stress all the
time...It is not even necessarily bad for you; it is also the spice of
life, for any emotion, any activity causes stress. But, of course, your
system must be prepared to take it. The same stress which makes one person
sick can be an invigorating experience for another." 2
Many diseases are actually not so much
the lack of some external agent (an infection or an intoxication) as they
are the consequences of the body’s inability to adequately adapt. 3
This can result in the muscles to become tight & sore, your energy
drained, which can make your body more susceptible to colds, infections,
ulcers, digestive troubles, high blood pressure, asthma, arthritis, heart
diseases, and premature aging. Unresolved stress can take the vitality and
health from life itself.
Vertebral
subluxation complex or subluxations are one of the biggest signals our
body gives us that stress is affecting us physically. Tight muscles, nerve
irritation, and soft tissue problems are often the results of subluxations.
Emotional and physical stress may in fact stem from vertebral subluxation
complex. Studies have shown that chiropractic has shown to reduce anxiety
levels. 4 Chiropractic is the only profession that addresses
and corrects vertebral subluxation complex.
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References:
1.
Kirkaldy-Willis,
W.H. Managing Low Back Pain, Third addition. NY:Churchhill
Livingstone,1992, p.84
2.
Selye, H. The Stress of Life. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1984,
p. xv
3.
Selye, H. The Stress of Life. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1984,
p. 83
Yates, R.G. et al. Effects of chiropractic
treatment on blood pressure and
anxiety: A randomized,
controlled trial. JMPT, 1988, 11(6), pp. 484-488 |
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