Anxiety can come from many different sources and can affect people in many different ways. General Anxiety Disorder(GAD) is not only emotional distress as it has a number of physical symptoms that can interfere with normal daily activities. Many of the physical manifestations of anxiety are common complaints that Chiropractors will see in their offices every day. Complaints like feeling constantly tired, headaches, numbness in the extremities, tingling in the scalp, muscle stiffness/aches, insomnia, nausea, heartburn, and high blood pressure are all just a few possible physical presentations of anxiety; while also being common for people to consult their Chiropractor. To actually be diagnosed with GAD these symptoms generally have to consist for approximately 6 months. It is estimated that 3% of population suffers from GAD but most people will have experienced anxiety as it is a normal reaction from your sympathetic nervous system in your “fight or flight” response with the increase in a steroid hormone called cortisol.
Cortisol is commonly called “the stress hormone” and it is good for certain situations and bad for others. A sustained high level of cortisol can lead to health problems like high blood pressure, high levels of LDL(bad cholesterol), decreased mental function, hypothyroidism, hyperglycemia, lower bone density, decreased muscle tone, increased abdominal fat, and a decreased immune response. A number of Chiropractic studies lead to the conclusion that consistent Chiropractic care has been shown to lower abnormally high cortisol levels and the overall feeling of anxiety. More and more research is being performed to understand more about the benefits of lowering cortisol levels and Chiropractic’s role in helping people with anxiety, depression, stress, and immunity issues.
There are no negative side effects to having a healthy spine and seeing a Chiropractor may help you with more than you realize; so call a Chiropractor and schedule an appointment.
Dr. Kyle M. Owsley, D.C.
Meet Karsten, he has been an Eriksen Chiropractic patient since he was 9 weeks old! Karsten started care because he had torticollis, which made him very fussy and irritable. He also kept his mom and dad awake all night because he would not sleep for longer than 15 minutes! After 1 adjustment Karsten showed a 90% increase in his heads range of motion. After just 4 adjustments, Karsten began sleeping throughout the night, and is now a much happier baby during the day! He is also able to move his head completely and no longer has the flattening of his skull. Karsten is a Chiro kid and enjoys coming in to visit and get his regular maintenance care adjustments, which have kept him healthy and kept his mom and dad very happy!
Do you think your child could benefit from Chiropractic Care? Come see your Eriksen Chiropractor TODAY!
Eriksen Chiropractic of Radcliff is pleased to welcome BACK Dr. William Eriksen and Dr. James McNevin! Many of you will recall that Dr. Eriksen originally started the Radcliff Clinic in 1986, and Dr. McNevin came to work for Dr. Eriksen in 1987. Together they served the Radcliff community for 12 years. Now they have both decided to come out of retirement and start treating patients with the experience and knowledge that they have gained over the years.
With the return of these amazing doctors comes the return of our normal full-time office hours. They will be seeing patients from 8:00AM-12:00PM and 3:00PM-6:00PM, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday; Thursday 3:00PM-6:00PM; and Saturday 8:00AM-12:00PM.
Several other positive changes have happened in our Radcliff Clinic as well. We have installed a new digital x-ray suite. Our therapy department has also been upgraded and improved to include new ultrasound and electrical stimulation units. These new advances offer our patient’s an all new treatment regimen, and we anticipate you will be thrilled with the results from our state of the art improvements!
Schedule your appointment today so you can see our doctors and experience their 70 years combined patient care treatment today.