Many people seek chiropractic care when their back goes out or their neck tightens up. But how does this form of care actually work? What are the benefits of receiving chiropractic care for nerve dysfunction compared with other healthcare options?
First,let’s discuss how the nervous system “works.” There are three divisions of the nervous system: the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems.
Central nervous system (CNS): This includes the brain and spinal cord,essentially the main processing portion of the nervous system. The spinal cord is like a multi-lane highway that brings information to the brain for processing and returns information back to the toes, feet, or legs and upper extremities from which the information originated. This is fundamental to allow us to total our daily tasks in an efficient,safe manner as information is constantly bouncing back and forth between the brain and the rest of the body.
Peripheral nervous system (PNS): This sensory/motor system relays information back and forth from our toes/feet/legs and fingers/hands/arms to the spinal cord (CNS). We also have “reflexes” that, for example, or allow us to QUICKLY pull our hand away from a hot stove to play down burning our fingers. Reflexes allow the information to “skip” the brain’s processing allotment so quicker reactions can occur.
Autonomic nervous system (ANS): This includes the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions that basically “run” our automatic (organ) functions like breathing,heart rate, digestion, and hormonal output,and more.
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