Research Shows the Impact of Spinal Adjustments on Heart Health 

Chiropractors have been helping men and women suffering from heart problems for over 125 years. Although chiropractic targets dysfunction in the spine and nervous system, the impact of positive spinal health radiates throughout the body and improves heart health.

The brain, spinal cord, and nerves make up the nervous system, the command center that controls the entire body. Breathing, digestion, heart health and circulation represent a few of the millions of functions directed by the nervous system. The nervous system operates and resides in and around the spine. Chiropractic adjustments directly influence all of the organs controlled by the nervous system. A healthier spine leads to healthy organ systems. Chiropractors help people with symptoms and conditions seemingly unrelated to the spine by focusing on the health and optimal function of the nervous system. Improved heart health represents one of the many residual benefits of a healthy spine.

The heart is a vital, complex muscle that sits in the upper left chest cavity and pumps blood filled with oxygen to every part of the body. The heart represents the most important muscle in the body and serves as the motor that delivers life-saving chemicals to every cell and tissue in the body. This amazing organ beats around 101,000 times a day! A heart will beat about 3 billion times during a person’s lifetime and pump roughly one million barrels of blood throughout the body. Energy output of the heart in a 24-hour period is enough to raise three fully loaded greyhound buses up into the air. The amazing heart receives direction from the nervous system. The spine’s intimate relationship with the nervous system means that the health of the spine directly influences the heart’s function.

A study published in 2017 showed that patients receiving spinal adjustments after undergoing heart surgery experienced significantly improved outcomes compared to those who did not receive spinal adjustive care. The study determined that those who received spinal adjustments within a few short days after heart surgery experienced improved function and reductions in hospital stays, drug consumption, and overall pain. These benefits resulted from a spinal adjustment delivered within hours to days after surgery. The study supports mountains of evidence encouraging people to proactively pursue nervous system care through chiropractic adjustments. From healthy children to adults undergoing operative intervention for heart problems, pursuing spinal adjustive care should be part of every family’s health care plan. Improve the health of the spine, nervous system, and organ function with chiropractic.