Does Chiropractic Care Help with Anxiety and Depression?

Anxiety and depression are on the rise around the globe and recent pandemics have added fuel to the fire.

People are curious to know and explore different options that can help ease their anxiety and reduce depression symptoms. It may surprise you that instead of trying the traditional anxiolytic and antidepressant remedies, people are turning to more natural and side effect free treatment options, such as chiropractic treatment and spinal manipulation.

Chiropractic care is scientifically proven to take a holistic approach to treat depression and anxiety, focusing on easing physical causes of the condition to improve mental health. This safe, natural, and effective approach has shown promising results in numerous studies for both physical and mental health issues. Read on to find out the specific ways how it can be beneficial for those struggling with depression and anxiety. 

Restore Balance Between the Body and the Mind

Life is like a bicycle. To keep a steady balance, you have to paddle it all the time.

Similarly, it is essential to have your mind and body work together. Spinal misalignments can be a major underlying factor that can break this harmony and produce anxiety. Chiropractic care helps realign the displaced joints and corrects the body misalignments to manage anxiety and depression. Proper spinal alignment allows the body to focus on helping to heal what is going wrong with the brain and causing anxiety symptoms. 

Chiro Adjustments Release Positive Hormones

Chiropractic adjustments do the alignments of the cervical, neck, shoulder, and back joints and muscles. It stimulates these organs to produce body-healing or good hormones, such as serotonin and oxytocin.

Both hormones are known to enhance mood, reduce stress, alleviate pain, and boost feelings of social bonding. 

Promotes More Restful Sleep

Quality sleep is one of the most important remedies to cope with depression and anxiety. Not getting adequate sleep or getting interrupted sleep exacerbates the stress and anxiety symptoms.

Chiropractic care helps improve sleep patterns by reducing muscle tension, realigning the spine, and releasing sleep-inducing hormone that promotes sleep. 

Lowered Blood Pressure

Is there any link between anxiety or depression and high blood pressure? Yes, both mental conditions can cause several physical health conditions, including obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure.

Chiropractic care has shown to treat mild to moderate hypertension (high blood pressure) and thus reduce symptoms associated with depression. As suffering from physical conditions along with anxiety and depression make these conditions worse, getting regular chiropractic sessions will help them feel more at ease and manage their symptoms well. 

Relieves Muscle Tension

Stiff and sore muscles are a common side effect of mental health conditions like anxiety and depression. Chiropractic care involves muscle relaxing techniques such as spinal manipulation, strengthening exercises, and the massage that can not only reduce muscle soreness but also improve musculoskeletal health. 

Headaches are a common byproduct of tension in the neck muscles and it can also contribute to stress. A neck adjustment help release tension in the neck muscles and help reduce headaches and migraines.