Chiropractic Care and the Nervous System
In this episode, Shannon and I discuss
Can you explain how chiropractic care affects nervous system function?
Chiropractors can be thought of as nervous system doctors. Big life events that affect your body can affect the way your brain sends and receives messages. Also, daily repetitive tasks can affect how your body is aligned. It’s a lot more than aches and pains; it’s preventative care.
For Webster technique, which focuses on pregnancy, chiropractors work on the pelvis and sacrum. That also supports the nervous system.
The vagus nerve is one of the longest nerves in your body; it starts at the base of the skull and goes all the way to the digestive tract. It affects people’s bodies a lot. The soaz muscle can hold emotion and trauma and can be worked on a lot, too.
What is the connection between posture and stress?
The fetal position or even the nursing posture - it is mimicking what the nervous system would be experiencing if we were in danger.
To help with this, you can use pillows to support during feeding / nursing. You can do stretches and use a foam roller as well.
How can people connect with you?
Connect with Shannon on her website, Instagram, and her podcast, Aligned Birth.
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Dr. Shannon is a chiropractor in the Atlanta, Georgia area who focuses on family wellness. She is Webster Certified which means she has advanced training in adjusting prenatal patients, and she has over 200 additional hours of training as it pertains to pediatric chiropractic care. She loves seeing families grow and getting to work with couples pre-conception through the birth process, postpartum, and beyond. As a mom herself, she knows first-hand the benefits of care as her family has experienced it, and she's so grateful that she can give back through chiropractic care the gift of health and wellness that she herself received.
