Many people suffer from allergies. Some of these allergies may be seasonal, such as the pollen, while others are year-round. One such allergy that is fairly common, and which does not always have a strong seasonal component, is food allergies. Food allergies cause an immune system reaction, which can impact a person’s breathing and heart rate.
What Are Allergies?
Allergies are a condition in which a person’s immune system reacts to something that is taken into the body such as food or other things that may cause an immune response. The immune system is what protects the body and fights off harmful invaders. These harmful invaders are called allergens. Some people will be very sensitive to certain allergens, while others will not be affected by them.
The symptoms of allergies include itching, runny nose, headache, skin rashes, heavy sneezing, nausea, swelling, fatigue, and a general feeling of being unwell. A person with allergies may be able to take medication and/or avoid the allergen to which they are allergic in order to reduce their symptoms.
How Chiropractic treatment for allergies works
Chiropractic treatment for allergies can help to:
1. Strengthen the Respiratory system
The respiratory system is the part of the body that is responsible for breathing. Chiropractors believe that allergies cause inflammation, which leads to restriction and shortness of breath. This can be relieved through spinal adjustments, which can increase mobility in your thoracic spine, making breathing easier. Treating the spine and nervous system makes your body better equipped to combat respiratory infection
2. Calm Your Mind and Body
Chiropractic treatment and massage therapy help to calm the mind and body by helping those with allergies breathe more deeply and relaxing the muscles. This helps protect your nervous system from stress and tension which can exacerbate immune functions and create situations in which allergies are more likely to flare up.
3. Provide relief from symptoms
For some people, Chiropractic treatment for allergies may be a way in which an allergy sufferer can get relief from their symptoms. Chiropractic treatment can help to relieve many or all of the symptoms associated with allergies.
For example, if you have asthma, food reactions, or chronic low back pain, chiropractic can help you to get relief from your breathing and back pain; in this way, it can help you to feel better on a more neurologically based level in addition to addressing your allergy symptoms.
4. Can be an alternative to medication.
Although many people do not have allergies with which they would seek treatment from a doctor, it is possible for chiropractors to help people with chronic stress or other conditions that may be causing their allergies. Chiropractic treatment for allergies can be a way in which you can get relief from your allergy symptoms without the use of medications with harmful side effects.
Chiropractors are a highly specialized group of healthcare professionals that have been in practice for many years. We specialize in all kinds of treatments including allergies. Give us a call at (415) 521-3073 if you have any questions about how we can help or book an appointment today!
