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February is National/ American Heart Health Month. Please enjoy the quick read below.

6 Heart Health Benefits of Chiropractic Care

There are six proven ways chiropractic care helps prevent or treat cardiovascular disease:

  • Lowers blood pressure – studies show a significant improvement in blood pressure when chiropractors adjust the 1st vertebra, called the Atlas (1).
  • Improves nerve function of the heart – this is called the autonomic tone, and it impacts the heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, bladder, sex organs and just about every other part of the body (2).
  • Decreases blood markers of inflammation – the more inflammation, the greater your risk of cardiovascular events (3).
  • Improves heart rate variability – the more your heart rate bounces around, the longer you will live. Many patients with severe heart issues have problems in this area (4).
  • Decreases chest pain – millions of hospital visits for chest pain can be avoided by referral or chiropractic care (5). A huge reason I refer patients to chiropractors is that chest pain is often musculoskeletal in nature. Most patients can be quickly assessed and once a doctor determines that the heart is not involved, curative therapy from a doctor of chiropractic is imperative. Patients do not need the “million dollar work-up”, they need an adjustment. Costochondritis, rib misalignment, or thoracic vertebrae subluxation are all causes of chest pain and shortness of breath that will respond to chiropractic care.
  • Improves lung function – chiropractic care has been proven effective in patients with asthma and emphysema (6) and poor lung function has been linked to heart failure.

1. J Hum Hypertens. 2007 May; 21(5): 347-52

2. J Chiropr Med. 2008 Sep; 7(3): 86-93

3. J Chiropr Med. 2010 Sep; 9(3): 107-14

4. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2006 May; 29(4): 267-74

5. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2012 Jan; 35(1): 7-17

6. J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Sep; 17(9): 797-801

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