In order to accurately treat and diagnose issues in your body rather than simply treat the symptoms you’re exhibiting, it’s helpful to be aware of what controls everything in your body: your nervous system. Chiropractors can help you manage and recover from all sorts of different issues because they specialize in your spine and your nervous system. It’s remarkable just how much your nervous system is responsible for. Here’s what you need to know about your nervous system and how it controls everything in your body.
What Is Your Nervous System?
Essentially, your nervous system is what controls everything in your body. It comprises two different parts: your central nervous system and your peripheral nervous system. Your central nervous system has your brain and your spine, while your peripheral nervous system comprises all of your nerves. You see how it controls everything in your body, if your brain is part of it!
What Does Your Nervous System Control?
Well, as previously mentioned: it controls pretty much everything that your body does! Without your nervous system, you wouldn’t be able to do any complicated processes, such as move your body, nor would you be able to do automatic bodily functions, such as blinking your eyes. Your nervous system controls everything in your body, from your memory and your feelings and your thoughts to your senses to your movement and how well you’re able to balance and coordinate your body. It’s also responsible for body processes, such as your digestion, your sleep, and other things, such as puberty.
Since your nervous system has your nerves in it, your nervous system is also how your body can both receive and interpret information about the world around you and determine how to respond. With your nervous system, you’re able to experience the world and have your body’s systems work properly.
How Does Your Nervous System Control Everything In Your Body?
Alright, so your nervous system controls everything in your body from your breathing to your heartbeat to your body processes and more. That’s cool, but how does it do this? Your nervous system controls everything in your body through the use of neurons, aka a specialized type of cell that both sends and receives electrical signals that tell your body what it needs to do. Different types of neurons do different things.
For instance, your motor neurons are what cause your muscle to move, while sensory neurons interpret the information your senses send them, while still other neurons, your integrative neurons, are responsible for your body’s automatic processes, such as breathing and having a heartbeat.
Chiropractors Can Help You Keep Your Nervous System In Good Health
Seeing as how your nervous system controls everything in your body, it’s crucial to keep it in good condition. Problems with your nervous systems can result in all sorts of different issues all over your body.
For instance, many people do not realize that blurry vision following a car accident can be the result of misalignments in your spine, which can cut off blood and oxygen to your optic nerves, resulting in blurry vision. Many people just assume if you have eye issues, you should see an eye doctor. While that should certainly be your first step, your eye doctor may end up referring you to a chiropractor, should your blurry vision be the result of spinal misalignment. By having a chiropractic adjustment done, the flow of blood and oxygen to your optic nerve can improve, which can ergo resolve any vision issues that result from your spinal misalignment.
Crazy, right? So many people would never think that a chiropractor could help with an issue like blurry vision because they just don’t know that your spine and your nervous system are connected, or that your central nervous system includes your spine. Since your nervous system controls everything in your body, this means that misalignments or pinched nerves can manifest as all sorts of different issues, such as trouble sleeping, persistent headaches, a decreased ability for your body to heal itself, weakened immunity, and more.
How Chiropractors Can Help Your Nervous System
You don’t need to be experiencing back pain, sciatica, or another back-related condition in order to see a chiropractor. Chiropractors are specialists when it comes to your spine, and ergo, your nervous system. Having regular chiropractic adjustments can not only help you manage any existing pain or recover from an injury, but can also help you prevent future issues by keeping your nervous system healthy.
Some of the ways chiropractors can help your nervous system include:
- Spinal adjustment
- Spinal decompression
- Massage
- Stretching
- Advice on lifestyle changes
- And more
Grant Chiropractic is here to help you keep your nervous system healthy with our professional chiropractic services. Contact us today to schedule a consultation or to learn more about our services.
